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May 7, 2020 Agreed to Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Romney, Mr. Cruz, and Mr. Leahy) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
May 7, 2020viewing Reported in Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Romney, and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations See what changed
May 7, 2020 Introduced in Senate Mr. Menendez (for himself, Mr. Risch, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Coons, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Booker, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Romney, and Mr. Cruz) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

S. Res. 567 — what changed

Commending career professionals at the Department of State for their extensive efforts to repatriate United States citizens and legal permanent residents during the COVID–19 pandemic.

From Introduced in Senate to Reported in Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Reported in Senate.

That the Senate—

(1)

commends the tremendous work done by Department of State career professionals—

(A)

to address the extraordinary challenges related to the COVID–19 pandemic; and

(B)

to bring home more than 78,000 American citizens during a time of crisis;

(2)

thanks Department of State career professionals who volunteered to work at all hours to meet the Department’s highest priority, which was helping fellow citizens in a time of dire need and stress;

(3)

commends the Repatriation Task Force for their efforts to facilitate the repatriation of United States citizens and lawful permanent residents;

(4)

thanks the employees at United States embassies and consulates throughout the world, particularly career consular officers, for their work to identify flights and execute the departure procedure of thousands of individuals, despite difficult operating conditions on the ground;

(5)

thanks the United States Transportation Command for its assistance in securing flights for United States citizens and legal permanent residents;

(6)

changed recognizes the efforts made by partners overseas to help United States embassies and consulates secure the flights and ground transportation ~~needed~~ need to allow these Americans to return home;

(7)

expresses its condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those Department of State personnel who died as a result of COVID–19; and

(8)

urges the employees of the Department of State to continue the important work of bringing home United States citizens and legal permanent residents who remain stranded in foreign countries.

S. Res. 567 — what changed

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