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H.Con.Res. 7: Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.

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H.Con.Res. 7: Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-01-04 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-01-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 259 (2007): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HCONRES7 (2007-04-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 244. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.

Plain summary

Urges the League of Arab States and each member State to: (1) declare the systematic torture, rape, and displacement of Darfurians a genocide; and (2) pass a resolution to support and accept a United Nations-African Union peacekeeping force, as agreed to by all parties to the Abuja Communique on November 30, 2006, enforce the ceasefire, protect civilians, and ensure access to humanitarian assistance in Darfur. Urges the League of Arab States work with the United Nations, the African Union, and the United States Presidential Special Envoy for Sudan, Andrew Natsios, to bring about peace and stability to Darfur, the refugee camps, and along the Chadian border.

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Official text

Calling on the League of Arab States and each Member State individually to acknowledge the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and to step up their efforts to stop the genocide in Darfur.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] · 111 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Steny H. Hoyer (D-MD), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) and 51 more.

Recorded votes

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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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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hconres7 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110