S.Res. 531: A resolution to urge the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-14 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7562-7563)

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A resolution to urge the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.

Plain summary

Commends the efforts of former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick in Darfur and the contributions of White House Policy Advisor Michael Gerson, Ambassador Cindy Courville, and Ambassador Michael Ranneberger. Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the United States needs an individual of Ambassadorial rank and high stature to devote exclusive attention to Darfur and related issues concerning peace and stability in Sudan; (2) such individual should formulate and coordinate policy, lead negotiations, engage with parties to the conflict to monitor their compliance with the May 2006 Darfur Peace Agreement, gather donor resources, and ensure that this crisis remains a top U.S. government priority; and (3) the President should appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan with the rank of Ambassador and should provide not less than $250,000 to support the Presidential Special Envoy.

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Official text

A resolution to urge the President to appoint a Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] · 26 cosponsors

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Patty Murray (D-WA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109sres531.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/sres>

Record fed-us-cong109-sres531 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109