A resolution calling for a peaceful resolution to the current electoral crisis in Kenya.

1/29/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Commends the Kenyan people for their commitment to democracy, as evidenced by the high voter turnout and peaceful voting on election day. Condemns:
(1) the violence in Kenya; and
(2) threats to civil leaders and human rights activists. Urges politicians and political parties to desist from the deactivation and use of ethnic militias. Calls on the two leading presidential candidates to engage in an internationally brokered dialogue and respect the will of the Kenyan people. Calls for:
(1) those who are found guilty of human rights violations to be held accountable for their actions; and
(2) an end to restrictions on the media and on the rights of peaceful assembly and association. Calls on the international community, U.N. aid organizations, and neighboring countries to provide assistance to Kenyan refugees and to use all diplomatic means to persuade relevant political actors to commit to peacefully resolving the current crisis. Urges the President of the United States to:
(1) support diplomatic efforts to facilitate a Kenyan dialogue;
(2) consider imposing personal sanctions on leaders and other relevant actors who refuse to engage in meaningful dialogue to end the current crisis; and
(3) restrict U.S. nonessential assistance to Kenya unless all parties are able to peacefully resolve the current crisis.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
• and 22 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN]
  • Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT]
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE]
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
  • Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL]
  • Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME]
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Sen. John Sununu [R, NH]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.Res.431

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate
January 25, 2008		January 29, 2008

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• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Jan 29, 2008. Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
• Jan 29, 2008: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Jan 25, 2008: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
• Introduced on Jan 25, 2008.

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February 23, 2008 US Senate on Kenyan Crisis - 30 Jan 08

Feingold and Sununu’s Kenya Resolution, S.Res.431:. Condemns the ongoing violenceSupports an international audit of election resultsUrges President Bush to consider sanctions and support diplomatic effortsCalls on the leading Kenyan ...

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January 31, 2008 Kenya: Senate Passes Feingold-Sununu Measure

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January 30, 2008 The US Senate Passes Measure Supporting Peaceful Resolution To ...

Feingold and Sununu's Kenya Resolution, S.Res.431: -Condemns the ongoing violence -Supports an international audit of election results -Urges President Bush to consider sanctions and support diplomatic efforts ...

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