A resolution expressing the support of the Senate for the reconvening of the Parliament of Nepal and for an immediate, peaceful transition to democracy.
Latest action. Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by unanimous consentDoing business by universal agreement instead of votes. Most Senate floor action happens this way, which is why a single objecting senator has real power.Read the full definition (opens a new tab). (consideration: continuing resolutionA stopgap law funding the government at existing levels when the annual appropriations bills are not done by October 1.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) S3761-3764; text as passed Senate: CR S3761-3764; text of measure as introduced: CR S3722-3723)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses support for the reconvening of the Parliament of Nepal and for a peaceful transition to democracy.
Commends the desire of the people of Nepal for a democratic system of government and expresses support for their right to protest peacefully in pursuit of this goal.
Acknowledges the April 24, 2006, statement by King Gyanendra regarding his intent to reinstate Parliament.
Urges the Palace, the political parties, and the Maoists to support a process that returns the country to multi-party democracy.
Declares that the transition to democracy in Nepal must be peaceful and that violence risks sending Nepal into a state of anarchy.
Calls on Nepal's security forces to exercise maximum restraint and to uphold the highest standards of conduct in their response to the protests.
Urges the release of political detainees and the restoration of full civilian and political rights.
Urges the Maoists to lay down their arms and to pursue their goals through a peaceful political process.
Calls on the U.S. government to work closely with other governments, including those of India, China, the United Kingdom, the European Union (EU), and the United Nations to help bring about a peaceful democratic transition in Nepal.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate without amendment" stage on April 27, 2006. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
A simple resolution is the business of a single chamber. The Senate can adopt it on its own, and it is never sent to the other chamber or to the President.
The record's latest action, on April 27, 2006: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3761-3764; text as passed Senate: CR S3761-3764; text of measure as introduced: CR S3722-3723)
What is a simple resolution, exactly?
A simple resolution concerns one chamber only, such as its own rules or an expression of its opinion. The other chamber and the President play no part, and it does not carry the force of law.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
RICHARD LUGAR (R-IN) introduced it on April 27, 2006, and 8 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 4 Democrats, 4 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on April 27, 2006, 7441 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 7441 days ago, on April 27, 2006.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 109th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2007 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
That deadline applies to this measure too, even though it was never headed for the President's desk.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HouseAwaiting House vote
- PresidentAwaits both chambers