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Senate resolution · 109th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution calling on the President to take immediate steps to help stop the violence in Darfur.

S.Res. 559Introduced Sep 7, 2006Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Joseph Biden D-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Sep 13, 2006 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S9566)

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

37 cosponsors — 16 Republicans, 20 Democrats, 1 independent

17 of 37 cosponsors (46%) are from the other party.

Christopher Bond (R-MO), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Lincoln Chafee (R-RI), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Susan Collins (R-ME), Michael DeWine (R-OH), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), William Frist (R-TN), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Tim Johnson (D-SD), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Richard Lugar (R-IN), John McCain (R-AZ), Patty Murray (D-WA), Clarence Nelson (D-FL), Barack Obama (D-IL) and 7 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Joseph Biden.

Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.