PlainBillCongress, translated.Legislation. Context. Public interest.Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · Jun 8, 2006
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Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) place on the agenda for discussion at the North Atlantic Council the merits of establishing a policy and strategy for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to promote the security of members of NATO through the development of secure, sustainable, and reliable sources of energy; and (2) report to Congress on designated agenda items, including a summary of the debate and a strategy for NATO to develop secure, sustainable, and reliable sources of energy, and contingency plans if current energy resources are put at risk.
People & committees
Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R–IN
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Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Lugar without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3804)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3804)
Introduced in Senate
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