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A resolution urging the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh to ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military.

USA115th CongressSRES-376| Senate 
| Updated: 3/21/2018
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (18)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)John McCain (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Condemns: (1) the violence and displacement inflicted on Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya and other ethnic minorities, and (2) the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militant group. Calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by Burmese authorities. Calls on: the government of Burma to allow full access to Rakhine State and to ensure the full participation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and that the voices of refugees are represented, the UNHCR and international nongovernmental organizations to play a role in monitoring repatriation efforts by the governments of Bangladesh and Burma, and the United Nations to consider the feasibility of Bangladesh's proposal for a safe zone or for a peacekeeping mission to protect vulnerable communities under international supervision. Commends: (1) the positive role of the government of Bangladesh in receiving Rohingya refugees and urges that government to continue allowing the full participation of the UNHCR and human rights organizations in accessing refugee camps, and (2) the Bangladesh's efforts to provide shelter and relief for such refugees. Calls for any return of Rohingya to include specified guarantees. Recognizes that any forced relocation of Rohingya refugees into areas not of their choosing is unacceptable. Calls on the government of Burma to: allow for a flexible and practical approach to dealing with evidence of Rohingya residence in Burma; address root causes consistent with the Rakhine Advisory Commission recommendations and fully implement such recommendations; address the issue of statelessness for the Rohingya, the deprivation of rights, and institutionalized and pervasive discrimination; and release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Calls on the government of Bangladesh to ensure that all refugees have freedom of movement and are not subject to unsafe, involuntary, precipitous, or uninformed returns to Burma.

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Jan 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S468-469)
Mar 20, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 21, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Mar 21, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
  • January 23, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S468-469)


  • March 20, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • March 21, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.


  • March 21, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.

International Affairs

AsiaBangladeshBurmaConflicts and warsCongressional tributesHuman rightsMilitary operations and strategyNews media and reportingRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTerrorismUnited Nations

A resolution urging the Governments of Burma and Bangladesh to ensure the safe, dignified, voluntary, and sustainable return of the Rohingya refugees who have been displaced by the campaign of ethnic cleansing conducted by the Burmese military.

USA115th CongressSRES-376| Senate 
| Updated: 3/21/2018
Condemns: (1) the violence and displacement inflicted on Burma's (Myanmar's) Rohingya and other ethnic minorities, and (2) the attacks by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army militant group. Calls for an immediate halt to all hostilities by Burmese authorities. Calls on: the government of Burma to allow full access to Rakhine State and to ensure the full participation of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and that the voices of refugees are represented, the UNHCR and international nongovernmental organizations to play a role in monitoring repatriation efforts by the governments of Bangladesh and Burma, and the United Nations to consider the feasibility of Bangladesh's proposal for a safe zone or for a peacekeeping mission to protect vulnerable communities under international supervision. Commends: (1) the positive role of the government of Bangladesh in receiving Rohingya refugees and urges that government to continue allowing the full participation of the UNHCR and human rights organizations in accessing refugee camps, and (2) the Bangladesh's efforts to provide shelter and relief for such refugees. Calls for any return of Rohingya to include specified guarantees. Recognizes that any forced relocation of Rohingya refugees into areas not of their choosing is unacceptable. Calls on the government of Burma to: allow for a flexible and practical approach to dealing with evidence of Rohingya residence in Burma; address root causes consistent with the Rakhine Advisory Commission recommendations and fully implement such recommendations; address the issue of statelessness for the Rohingya, the deprivation of rights, and institutionalized and pervasive discrimination; and release journalists Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Calls on the government of Bangladesh to ensure that all refugees have freedom of movement and are not subject to unsafe, involuntary, precipitous, or uninformed returns to Burma.

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Timeline
Jan 23, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jan 23, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S468-469)
Mar 20, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Mar 21, 2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.
Mar 21, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
  • January 23, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 23, 2018
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S468-469)


  • March 20, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • March 21, 2018
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title and with an amended preamble. Without written report.


  • March 21, 2018
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 358.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (18)
Dianne Feinstein (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Richard J. Durbin (Democratic)David Perdue (Republican)Edward J. Markey (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Todd Young (Republican)John McCain (Republican)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Chris Van Hollen (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Marco Rubio (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaBangladeshBurmaConflicts and warsCongressional tributesHuman rightsMilitary operations and strategyNews media and reportingRacial and ethnic relationsRefugees, asylum, displaced personsTerrorismUnited Nations