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A resolution supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and West and Central African countries to fight armed robbery…

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A resolution supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and West and Central African countries to fight armed robbery at sea, piracy, and other maritime threats.

Introduced: November 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (Senate)
Jan 7, 2014
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S81-82; text as passed Senate: CR S81-82)
Jan 7, 2014
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S81-82; text as passed Senate: CR S81-82)
Dec 18, 2013
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 270.
Dec 18, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Dec 18, 2013
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 6, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7879-7880)
Nov 6, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)

Condemns acts of armed robbery at sea, piracy, and other maritime crime in the Gulf of Guinea, and supports U.S. efforts to assist West and Central African countries in combatting such activities.

Commends the African Union (AU) and the various subregional entities and international agencies that have worked to develop policy and program frameworks for enhancing maritime security in West and Central Africa.

What's happening now January 7, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S81-82; text as passed Senate: CR S81-82)

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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 6, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 288: A resolution supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and West and Central African countries to fight armed robbery at sea, piracy, and other maritime threats.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-288/
MLA
"S. Res. 288: A resolution supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and West and Central African countries to fight armed robbery at sea, piracy, and other maritime threats.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-288/.
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S. Res. 288, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-288/.
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[S. Res. 288: A resolution supporting enhanced maritime security in the Gulf of Guinea and encouraging increased cooperation between the United States and West and Central African countries to fight armed robbery at sea, piracy, and other maritime threats.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SRES-288/)
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