PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S1043-1046; text as passed Senate: CR S1046; text of measure as introduced: CR S1058-1059)
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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Feb 7, 2005
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Commends the people of Iraq on the January 2005 elections, and congratulates the new members of the Transitional National Assembly and the leaders of the provincial and regional governments.
Urges the new leadership of Iraq to move forward with drafting the constitution, upholding the law, and holding a referendum on the new constitution.
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Honors the sacrifices made for freedom by the people of Iraq.
Commends the Iraqi security forces and the U.S. Armed Forces and Coalition forces who ensured the elections could be conducted in a relatively safe and credible manner.
Condemns all acts of violence and intimidation by members of the former Iraqi regime, insurgents, and other extremists and terrorists.
Declares that it is in the interest of the people of Iraq, the Middle East, the United States, and the international community that Iraq transitions to a democratic state and serves as a catalyst for regional peace and stability.
Calls on the international community, particularly Arab states, countries with predominantly Muslim populations, and all North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) members, to provide military and police personnel to train Iraqi security forces and to otherwise assist in Iraq's political and economic development.
Encourages the newly-elected transitional government of Iraq to ensure that all Iraqis, including members of the Sunni community, are represented in the Constitution-writing process and in the new Iraqi cabinet.
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Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] · R–TN
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 4. (consideration: CR S1043-1046; text as passed Senate: CR S1046; text of measure as introduced: CR S1058-1059)
Senate roll call 4 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 93 - 0. Record Vote Number: 4.(consideration: CR S1043-1046; text as passed Senate: CR S1046; text of measure as introduced: CR S1058-1059)
Senate roll call 4 · Individual votesIntroduced in Senate
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