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S.Res. 237 (105th)

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the situation in Indonesia and East Timor.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

22 May 1998

Last action

10 July 1998 · Passed

Status

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8015-8016)

Sponsors

Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Moynihan, Daniel Patrick [D-NY], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Chafee, John H. [R-RI], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

14 January 2025

Defence

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Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President should: (1) encourage the new political leadership in Indonesia to institute genuine democratic and economic reforms, including the establishment of an independent judiciary, civilian control of the military, and the release of political prisoners; (2) encourage the new political leadership in Indonesia to promote and protect the human rights and fundamental freedoms of all the people of Indonesia and East Timor; and (3) work actively, through the United Nations and with U.S. allies, to carry out the directives of existing U.N. resolutions on East Timor and to support an internationally supervised referendum on self-determination.

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Timeline

  1. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5459-5460)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 22 May 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 23 June 1998

    Reported

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  5. 23 June 1998

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 423.

    Source: Calendars

  6. 23 June 1998

    Reported

    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Helms without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  7. 10 July 1998

    Passed

    Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8015-8016)

    Source: Floor

  8. 10 July 1998

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8015-8016)

    Source: Floor

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Versions

Documents

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Agreed to Senate (text)

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  • Agreed to Senate (text)

    Agreed to Senate · EN · 10 July 1998

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    Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 May 1998

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