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S. Res. 735 115th Congress Senate

A resolution condemning the mass atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Burma and urging accountability for the Burmese military.

Introduced: December 19, 2018 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Dec 19, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7931-7932)
Dec 19, 2018
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 Latest action December 19, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7931-7932)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns the Burmese military's atrocities against Burma's minority Rohingya population, and calls on the Department of State to formally determine whether such acts amount to genocide. Commends the government of Bangladesh for receiving Rohingya refugees, and calls on Burma's government to immediately release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 1091 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that atrocities committed against the Rohingya by the Burmese mili…
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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Dec 19, 2018
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Dec 19, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 735: A resolution condemning the mass atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Burma and urging accountability for the Burmese military.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-735/
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"S. Res. 735: A resolution condemning the mass atrocities committed against the Rohingya in Burma and urging accountability for the Burmese military.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-735/.
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S. Res. 735, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-SRES-735/.
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