BRAMA, Dec 3, 2003, 1:00 pm ET
S.RES.202, Famine Genocide resolution Update
provided by Orest Deychakiwsky, Helsinki Commission Staff Advisor
12/3/03
Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-MA) has become the 26th cosponsor to Helsinki Commission Co-Chairman Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell's (R-CO) S.Res.202, the genocidal Ukraine Famine resolution.
Senator Nighthorse introduced S.Res.202 on 7/28/2003.
The following Senators are cosponsoring the resolution:
- Sen Allard, A. Wayne - 11/5/2003 [R-CO],
- Sen Allen, George - 9/2/2003 [R-VA],
- Sen Biden Jr., Joseph R. - 9/23/2003 [D-DE],
- Sen Boxer, Barbara - 10/22/2003 [D-CA],
- Sen Chambliss, Saxby - 9/23/2003 [R-GA],
- Sen Clinton, Hillary Rodham - 11/18/2003 [D-NY],
- Sen Coleman, Norm - 9/9/2003 [R-MN],
- Sen Corzine, Jon - 10/16/2003 [D-NJ],
- Sen Dayton, Mark - 11/12/2003 [D-MN],
- Sen DeWine, Michael - 7/31/2003 [R-OH],
- Sen Durbin, Richard J. - 9/2/2003 [D-IL],
- Sen Feingold, Russell D. - 9/25/2003 [D-WI],
- Sen Feinstein, Dianne - 9/29/2003 [D-CA],
- Sen Kennedy, Edward - 12/3/2003 [D-MA],
- Sen Kerry, John F. - 10/30/2003 [D-MA],
- Sen Landrieu, Mary - 11/25/2003 [D-LA],
- Sen Lautenberg, Frank R. - 9/2/2003 [D-NJ],
- Sen Levin, Carl - 11/4/2003 [D-MI],
- Sen Lieberman, Joseph I. - 11/10/2003 [D-CT],
- Sen Mikulski, Barbara A. - 9/15/2003 [D-MD],
- Sen Santorum, Rick - 10/14/2003 [R-PA],
- Sen Sarbanes, Paul S. - 10/16/2003 [D-MD],
- Sen Schumer, Charles E. - 11/5/2003 [D-NY],
- Sen Specter, Arlen - 9/23/2003 [R-PA],
- Sen Stabenow, Debbie - 11/20/2003 [D-MI],
- Sen Voinovich, George V. - 7/30/2003 [R-OH]
As the Senate has most probably finished its work for the year, there will be no action on S. Res. 202 resolution until January 2004 at the earliest, and then it depends on whether the Senate Foreign Relations Committee decides to consider it. The resolution remains active through the end of 2004. Thus far, the status quo remains, which is that the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is reluctant to consider it based on the Administration's concerns about the references to the Famine as genocide.
For the text of the resolution and other information, click here:
S.RES.202 CSCE (US Helsinki Commission)
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S.RES.202 Summary and Status
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Related: Ukrainian American Coordinating Committee Action Item
Phone or write to the Senators that have not yet added their names to the list of sponsors. Call 202-224-3121, the Capitol switchboard, who will forward the call to your Senator's office, or go online at www.senate.gov to obtain all Senators' e-mails.
Fax a letter to Senator Lugar's office in care of Jessica Fugate at fax number 202 224 0836, send e-mails to: senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov, or telephone Senator Lugar at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (202) 224-4651. To contact members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, refer to this webpage: http://foreign.senate.gov/about.html.
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