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A resolution recognizing the devastating explosion that rocked the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people.

Introduced: August 13, 2020 See on congress.gov

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Agreed to (Senate)

Dec 22, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Dec 22, 2020

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

Dec 22, 2020

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7928)

Dec 22, 2020

Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7928)

Aug 13, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Aug 13, 2020

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the Senate's affirmation that U.S. assistance should be delivered directly to the Lebanese people following the recent explosion in Beirut. Further, it calls on Lebanon to conduct a transparent investigation into the cause of, and responsibility for, the explosion and to prioritize policies and programs that advance the interests of the Lebanese people.

What's happening now December 22, 2020

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Relations Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 4

Murphy, Christopher

Connecticut · Aug 13, 2020

Risch, James E.

Idaho · Aug 13, 2020

Shaheen, Jeanne

New Hampshire · Aug 13, 2020

Warner, Mark R.

Virginia · Aug 13, 2020

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 682: A resolution recognizing the devastating explosion that rocked the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-682/

MLA

"S. Res. 682: A resolution recognizing the devastating explosion that rocked the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-682/.

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S. Res. 682, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-682/.

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[S. Res. 682: A resolution recognizing the devastating explosion that rocked the Port of Beirut on August 4, 2020, and expressing solidarity with the Lebanese people.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-SRES-682/)