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A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect…

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A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.

Introduced: March 16, 2021 Introduced by: Risch, James E. Republican · Idaho See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2021
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3171-3172; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3171-3172)
May 19, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3171-3172; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3171-3172)
Mar 24, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25.
Mar 24, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Mar 24, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 9, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S1427-1428)
Mar 9, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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This resolution calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities in the Tigray region of Ethiopia and condemns all violence against civilians. Further, the resolution calls on Eritrea to withdraw its military forces from Ethiopia, and it urges all parties to the conflict to cease hostilities and work to protect human rights. The resolution also calls on relevant U.S. agencies to take specified actions that encourage an end to the conflict and provide humanitarian support.

What's happening now May 19, 2021

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3171-3172; text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3171-3172)

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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 10 Republican 4
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · May 13, 2021
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2021
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 21, 2021
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Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Apr 20, 2021
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Mar 23, 2021
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Mar 23, 2021
 R
Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Mar 18, 2021
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Mar 16, 2021
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2021
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Mar 15, 2021
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 15, 2021
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Mar 9, 2021
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Mar 9, 2021
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 9, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Mar 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 97: A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-97/
MLA
"S. Res. 97: A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-97/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. Res. 97, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-97/.
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[S. Res. 97: A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SRES-97/)
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