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Senate resolution · 110th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate

A resolution welcoming home Keith Stansell, Thomas Howes, and Marc Gonsalves, three citizens of the United States who were held hostage for over five years by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) after their plane crashed on February 13, 2003.

S.Res. 627Introduced Jul 25, 2008Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Sen. Clarence Nelson D-FL
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 1, 2008 — Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8015)

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

25 cosponsors — 14 Republicans, 10 Democrats, 1 independent

14 of 25 cosponsors (56%) are from the other party.

Evan Bayh (D-IN), Christopher Bond (R-MO), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Hillary Clinton (D-NY), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Norm Coleman (R-MN), Larry Craig (R-ID), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Elizabeth Dole (R-NC), Pete Domenici (R-NM), Richard Durbin (D-IL), Russell Feingold (D-WI), Chuck Hagel (R-NE), Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Johnny Isakson (R-GA), John Kerry (D-MA), Carl Levin (D-MI), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Mel Martinez (R-FL), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Richard Shelby (R-AL), Gordon Smith (R-OR), Olympia Snowe (R-ME), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Clarence Nelson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Florida 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.