PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3271; text: CR S3271)
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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Mar 9, 2000
Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States cannot have normal relations with Belgrade as long as the Slobodan Milosevic regime is in power. Declares that the Senate considers international sanctions an essential tool to isolate the Milosevic regime and promote democracy and urges the Administration to intensify, focus, and expand those sanctions that most effectively target the regime and its key supporters.Expresses the Senate's: (1) support for the efforts of the Serbian people to establish a democratic government and endorses their call for early, free, and fair elections; and (2) readiness, once there is such a government in Serbia, to review conditions for Serbia's full reintegration into the international community and to assist such a future government to build a democratic, peaceful, and prosperous society.Calls upon the United States and other Western democracies to publicly announce and demonstrate to the Serbian people the magnitude of assistance they could expect after democratization.Recognizes the progress in democratic and market reform made by Montenegro and urges a peaceful resolution of political differences over the abrogation of Montenegro's rights under the federal constitution.
People & committees
Sen. Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] · R–OH
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Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3271; text: CR S3271)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3271; text: CR S3271)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and with a preamble. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2703)
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1427)
Introduced in Senate
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