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S.Res. 97: A resolution calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and other belligerents in the conflict in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia to cease all hostilities, protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity allegations.

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James Risch

Sponsor. Junior Senator for Idaho. Republican.

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Last Updated: May 19, 2021
Length: 13 pages
Introduced
Mar 9, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status

Agreed To (Simple Resolution) on May 19, 2021

This simple resolution was agreed to on May 19, 2021. That is the end of the legislative process for a simple resolution.

Cosponsors

17 Cosponsors (12 Democrats, 5 Republicans)

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History

Mar 9, 2021
 
Introduced

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Mar 24, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

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May 19, 2021
 
Agreed To

The resolution was passed in a vote in the Senate. A simple resolution is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made.

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S.Res. 97 is a simple resolution in the United States Congress.

A simple resolution is used for matters that affect just one chamber of Congress, often to change the rules of the chamber to set the manner of debate for a related bill. It must be agreed to in the chamber in which it was introduced. It is not voted on in the other chamber and does not have the force of law.

Resolutions numbers restart every two years. That means there are other resolutions with the number S.Res. 97. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

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