S.Res. 638: A resolution commending the Government and people of the Republic of Moldova for their heroic efforts to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing President Putin's illegal war against Ukraine.

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3278-3279; text: 5/17/2022 CR S2548-2549)

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3278-3279; text: 5/17/2022 CR S2548-2549) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

A resolution commending the Government and people of the Republic of Moldova for their heroic efforts to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing President Putin's illegal war against Ukraine.

Plain summary

This resolution commends the people of Moldova for their hospitality and extraordinary efforts hosting more than 100,000 refugees fleeing Ukraine. The resolution also calls on the U.S. government to continue to provide meaningful and targeted financial and technical support to Moldova. Finally, the resolution calls on international partners to join the United States in providing swift and immediate humanitarian aid to Ukrainians in Moldova.

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Official text

A resolution commending the Government and people of the Republic of Moldova for their heroic efforts to support Ukrainian refugees fleeing President Putin's illegal war against Ukraine.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 5 cosponsors

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James E. Risch (R-ID), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT)

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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

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117sres638.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/sres>

Record fed-us-cong117-sres638 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117