Skip to content

Business Meeting

Date:
Time: 10:00am
Location: Senate Dirksen 419

Agenda

LEGISLATION

 1.  S. 2201, Global Gateways Trade Capacity Act of 2015, with an amendment

 2.  S. 1605, M-CORE Act, with an amendment

 3.  S. Res. 432, A resolution supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia

 4.  S. Res. 482, A resolution urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to increase pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest extent possible

 5.  S. Res.          , A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in Warsaw, Poland from July 8–9, 2016, and in support of committing NATO to a security posture capable of deterring threats to the Alliance

 6.  4. S. Res.          , A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the Open Skies Treaty

 7.  S. Res.          , A resolution recognizing June 20, 2016 as “World Refugee Day”

 8.  S. Con. Res. 41, A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress on the Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, with an amendment

 9.  S. Res.          , resolution to express the sense of Congress on Russian military aggression

10.  S. Con. Res. 38, A concurrent resolution reaffirming the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United States-Taiwan relations

11.  S. Res.          , A resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright Program

TREATIES

12.  International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States of America on November 1, 2002 (Treaty Doc. 110–19)

13.  Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of Securities Held with an Intermediary, done at The Hague on July 5, 2006, and signed by the United States on that same day (Treaty Doc. 112–6)

14.  Extradition treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Dominican Republic, Signed at Santo Domingo on January 12, 2015 (Treaty Doc. 114-10)

15.  Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile, singed at Washington on June 5, 2013 (Treaty Doc. 113-6)

16.  Treaty between the United States of America and the Republic of Kazakhstan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on February 20, 2015 (Treaty Doc. 114-11)

 17. Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Algiers on April 7, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 114–3)

18.   Treaty between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on October 1, 2013 (Treaty Doc. 114-4)

NOMINEES

19.  The Honorable Geeta Pasi, of New York, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Chad

20.  The Honorable Mary Beth Leonard, of Massachusetts, to be Representative of the United States of America to the African Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary

21.  Ms. Anne S. Casper, of Nevada, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Republic of Burundi

FOREIGN SERVICE LISTS

22.  Jocelyn N. Adams, et al., dated May 19, 2016 (PN 1495)

23.  Amanda R. Ahlers, et al., dated May 18, 2016 (PN 1486)

24.  Emily Scott, dated April 28, 2016 (PN 1419)

25.  Richard Gustave Olson, Jr., dated November 19, 2015 (PN951-02)