Foreign Affairs Committee Markup Summary – 3/25/09

 

H. Res. 76 (Burton) -- Mourning the horrific loss of life in January 2009 caused by a landslide in Guatemala and an earthquake in Costa Rica and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should assist the affected people and communities.
-- Burton amendment in the nature of a substitute.

H. Res. 152 (Tanner) -- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains committed to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
-- Tanner amendment striking 10th paragraph of the resolving clause.

H. Res. 171 (Berman) -- Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the importance of sustained United States engagement in partnership with the European Union (EU).
-- Berman amendment in the nature of a substitute.

H. Con. Res. 36 (Wexler) -- Calling on the President and the allies of the United States to engage with officials of the Government of Iran to raise the case of Robert Levinson at every opportunity, urging officials of the Government of Iran to fulfill their promises of assistance to the family of Robert Levinson, and calling on the Government of Iran to share the results of its investigation into the disappearance of Robert Levinson with the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
-- Wexler amendment in the nature of a substitute.

The Chair asked Unanimous Consent that the Chairman request consideration of the above legislation, as amended, in the House under suspension of the rules. There was no objection.