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SCONRES 116 99th Congress Senate International Affairs Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Disaster relief Disasters and Disaster Relief Ethiopia Famines Food and Food Industry Food relief United Nations

A concurrent resolution concerning the ongoing famine in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Government's resettlement policy.

Introduced: March 12, 1986 See on congress.gov
This resolution expired with the 99th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 12, 1986
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Mar 12, 1986
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States, in cooperation with other members of the international donor community, should call upon the Ethiopian Government to recognize that resources donated for famine relief should be used for that purpose and not diverted to resettlement efforts; (2) such forced resettlements by the Ethiopian Government should be halted and monitored by the United Nations (U.N.); (3) the Ethiopian Government should commit sufficient resources to move food and relief goods to meet the needs of its people; and (4) the U.N. should insist on free access to resettlement sites for international observers and the news media and report on conditions in the resettlement camps.

What's happening now March 12, 1986

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 116: A concurrent resolution concerning the ongoing famine in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Government's resettlement policy.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-116/
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"S. Con. Res. 116: A concurrent resolution concerning the ongoing famine in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Government's resettlement policy.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-116/.
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S. Con. Res. 116, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-116/.
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[S. Con. Res. 116: A concurrent resolution concerning the ongoing famine in Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Government's resettlement policy.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SCONRES-116/)
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