A resolution to state the sense of the Senate with respect to the compliance of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

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

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Nov 16, 1993

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should take all appropriate actions necessary to secure the compliance of the Government of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolution 731 (regarding the bombing of Pan American Airways Flight 103), including, if necessary, the imposition of an embargo on oil produced in Libya.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] · D–MA

Committees

Foreign Relations Committee

14 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Nov 20, 1993
Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 1993
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote.
Nov 20, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16644-16645)
Nov 18, 1993
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.
Nov 18, 1993
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Nov 18, 1993
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.
Nov 18, 1993
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 16, 1993
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 16, 1993
Introduced in Senate

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Agreed to Senate · Nov 20, 1993 Formatted Text PDF
Reported to Senate · Nov 18, 1993 Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate · Nov 16, 1993 Formatted Text PDF

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Discuss S.Res.165, 103rd Congress: A resolution to state the sense of the Senate with respect to the compliance of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/165

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 1993-11-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres165/BILLS-103sres165ats.htm

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Analyze S.Res.165 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss S.Res.165, 103rd Congress: A resolution to state the sense of the Senate with respect to the compliance of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/165

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 1993-11-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres165/BILLS-103sres165ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss S.Res.165, 103rd Congress: A resolution to state the sense of the Senate with respect to the compliance of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/165

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 1993-11-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres165/BILLS-103sres165ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.165, 103rd Congress: A resolution to state the sense of the Senate with respect to the compliance of Libya with United Nations Security Council Resolutions.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/165

Text version to examine: Agreed to Senate · 1993-11-20.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/103/bills/sres165/BILLS-103sres165ats.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.Res.165 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.