US SR409 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-3-1)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-13 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2249; text as passed Senate: CR S2249)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-13 - Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2249; text as passed Senate: CR S2249)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
Calls on the Ugandan Parliament to reject the proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill." Urges all governments to reject and repeal similar criminalization laws. Encourages the Secretary of State to closely monitor human rights abuses that occur because of sexual orientation and to encourage the repeal or reform of laws such as the proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill" in Uganda.
Title
A resolution calling on members of the Parliament in Uganda to reject the proposed "Anti-Homosexuality Bill", and for other purposes.
Sponsors
| Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN] | Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL] |
| Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] | Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA] | Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK] |
| Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] | Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] |
| Sen. Al Franken [D-MN] | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD] |
| Sen. John Kerry [D-MA] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] | Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI] | Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT] |
| Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] | Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL] | Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-04-13 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2249; text as passed Senate: CR S2249) | |
| 2010-04-13 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 344. | |
| 2010-04-13 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report. | |
| 2010-04-13 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | |
| 2010-02-04 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S501) |
Subjects
Africa
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Human rights
International affairs
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Uganda
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Human rights
International affairs
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
Uganda
