SRES 556
112th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Africa
Congressional oversight
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Egypt
Foreign aid and international relief
Libya
Middle East
Terrorism
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the Governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing proper security at United States embassies and consulates pursuant to the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
Introduced: September 13, 2012
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Became law
Sep 13, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345)
Sep 13, 2012
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that foreign assistance funding to the governments of Libya and Egypt should be suspended until the President certifies to Congress that both governments are providing, and will provide in the future, security necessary to protect U.S. personnel in and around the U.S. embassies and consulates in these two countries, pursuant to the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
What's happening now
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6345)
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1