Skip to main content
SRES 473 117th Congress Senate International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Military assistance, sales, and agreements South Sudan Trade restrictions United Nations

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the necessity of maintaining the United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan until conditions for peace, stability, democracy, and development exist.

Introduced: December 8, 2021 Introduced by: Rounds, Mike Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 11, 2022
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2460; text: 12/8/2021 CR S9048)
May 11, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S2460; text: 12/8/2021 CR S9048)
Apr 4, 2022
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 322.
Apr 4, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 23, 2022
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 8, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S9048)
Dec 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should call on other member states of the United Nations (UN) to redouble efforts to enforce the UN arms embargo on South Sudan.

The resolution also expresses that the United States, through its Mission to the UN, should use its voice and vote in the UN Security Council in favor of maintaining the UN arms embargo on South Sudan until

  • the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of the Conflict in the Republic of South Sudan is fully implemented; or
  • credible, fair, and transparent democratic elections are held in South Sudan.
What's happening now May 11, 2022

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2460; text: 12/8/2021 CR S9048)

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1