2009-11-19T00:00:00Z opencongress.org tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/4141 tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-19:/action/217125 2009-11-19T00:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has systematically violated its obligations to uphold human rights provided for under its constitution and international law.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/action/216222 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that, at the 21st Regular Meeting of the International Commission on the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas, the United States should seek to ensure management of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery adheres to the scientific advice provided by the Standing Committee on Research and Statistics and has a high probability of achieving the established rebuilding target, pursue strengthened protections for spawning bluefin populations in the Mediterranean Sea to facilitate the recovery of the Atlantic bluefin tuna, pursue imposition of more stringent measures to ensure compliance by all Members with the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas' conservation and management recommendations for Atlantic bluefin tuna and other species, and ensure that United States' quotas of tuna and swordfish are not reallocated to other nations, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-09:/action/216173 2009-11-09T00:00:00Z A resolution deploring the rape and assault of women in Guinea and the killing of political protesters.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-02:/action/215013 2009-11-02T00:00:00Z A resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the division of Europe, and the beginning of the peaceful and democratic reunification of Germany.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/action/213599 2009-10-29T00:00:00Z A resolution commemorating the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the division of Europe, and the beginning of the peaceful and democratic reunification of Germany.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/action/212899 2009-10-26T00:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on religious minorities in Iraq.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-26:/action/212733 2009-10-26T00:00:00Z A resolution commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths on November 16, 1989, at the Universidad Centroamericana Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-21:/action/212021 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z A resolution calling upon the President to ensure that the foreign policy of the United States reflects appropriate understanding and sensitivity concerning issues related to human rights, ethnic cleansing, and genocide documented in the United States record relating to the Armenian Genocide, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-20:/action/211811 2009-10-20T00:00:00Z Recognizing the 16th anniversary of the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) program, a program funded by the Government of the United States to provide an opportunity for high school students from the countries of the former Soviet Union to study and live in the United States in order to promote democratic values and institutions in Eurasia, and supporting the mission, goals, and accomplishments of the FLEX program.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/action/211606 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 15, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-73. tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/action/211605 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 15, 2009: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/action/211589 2009-10-15T00:00:00Z To enhance the effectiveness of United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran to include refined petroleum, require the Secretary of Defense to develop and maintain viable military options to prevent the successful development or deployment of a nuclear weapons capability by the Government of Iran, and for other purposes.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/action/211213 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on empowering and strengthening the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/action/211279 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.<br /><br />October 09, 2009: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/action/211280 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z To amend the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998 to reauthorize the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.<br /><br />October 09, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-70. tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/action/211138 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend by one year the operation of Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 09, 2009: Became Public Law No: 111-71. tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/action/211137 2009-10-09T00:00:00Z To amend the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to extend by one year the operation of Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 09, 2009: Signed by President. tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/action/210491 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A resolution expressing support for the victims of the natural disasters in Indonesia, Samoa, American Samoa, Tonga, Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/action/210573 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z A concurrent resolution encouraging the Government of Iran to allow Joshua Fattal, Shane Bauer, and Sarah Shourd to reunite with their families in the United States as soon as possible.<br /><br /> tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-05:/action/210399 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.<br /><br />October 05, 2009: Presented to President.