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S.Res. 311 (108th)

A resolution calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thadeus Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

4 March 2004

Last action

4 March 2004 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2235)

Sponsors

Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [ID-CT], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Miller, Zell [D-GA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC], Sen. Nelson, Ben [D-NE], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD]

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7 April 2025

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Summary

States that the Senate: (1) condemns the detention of Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly by the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and calls for his immediate and unconditional release; (2) condemns the violations of freedom of speech, religion, movement, association, and the lack of due process afforded to individuals in Vietnam; and (3) urges the Government of Vietnam to consider the implications of its actions for the broader relationship with the United States, including the United States-Vietnam Bilateral Trade Agreement. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the United States should: (1) make the immediate release of Father Ly a top concern; (2) reiterate its deep concern regarding the violation of Father Ly's and other prisoners' human rights; and (3) make it clear to the Government of Vietnam that the religious or political detention and human rights violations of Father Ly and other persons create obstacles to improved bilateral relations with the United States.

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Timeline

  1. 4 March 2004

    Introduced

    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2235)

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  2. 4 March 2004

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

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