A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release unjustly imprisoned journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.

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Version 25 · Reported to Senate · Jul 8, 2019

This resolution condemns the violence perpetrated against the Rohingya in Burma (Myanmar) and calls on Burma to take certain actions to address the humanitarian crisis there. The resolution also urges the United States to develop a more robust diplomatic strategy to mitigate this crisis.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D–OR

Committees

Foreign Relations Committee

25 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

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Jul 8, 2019
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 134.
Jul 8, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Jul 8, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Jun 25, 2019
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
Jan 29, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S744-745)
Jan 29, 2019
Introduced in Senate

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Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/34

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2019-07-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres34/BILLS-116sres34rs.htm

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Discuss S.Res.34, 116th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release unjustly imprisoned journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/34

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2019-07-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres34/BILLS-116sres34rs.htm

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Discuss S.Res.34, 116th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release unjustly imprisoned journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/34

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2019-07-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres34/BILLS-116sres34rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:22:49Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss S.Res.34, 116th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military and to immediately release unjustly imprisoned journalists, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/34

Text version to examine: Reported to Senate · 2019-07-08.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres34/BILLS-116sres34rs.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T15:22:49Z. 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.

Examine S.Res.34 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.