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SRES 142 116th Congress Senate International Affairs Asia Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Drug trafficking and controlled substances Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights News media and reporting Philippines Protest and dissent

A resolution condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 4, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 8, 2020
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S79-80; text: CR S79-80)
Jan 8, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S79-80; text: CR S79-80)
Dec 17, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 365.
Dec 17, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Dec 11, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Apr 4, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S2278-2279)
Apr 4, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution (1) condemns the government of the Philippines for the state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings in its War on Drugs, (2) condemns the government's detention of human rights defenders and Senator Leila De Lima and its harassment of journalists; and (3) calls on the U.S. president to impose sanctions on specified Philippine officials and ensure that human rights conditions in the Philippines are consistent with requirements for security assistance.

What's happening now January 8, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S79-80; text: CR S79-80)

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