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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HJR 56    </title>
<shortdesc>URGE ACTION IN THE SUDAN</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>House Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Rep. Charles E. Jefferson-Michelle Chavez-Linda Chapa LaVia-Maria Antonia Berrios-Edward J. Acevedo, Monique D. Davis, Mike Boland, Kenneth Dunkin, Calvin L. Giles, Lovana Jones, Annazette Collins, William Davis and Jack D. Franks</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges President George W. Bush and United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan to recognize the conflict in the Darfur region of the Sudan as genocide and to intervene, and urges President Bush to send humanitarian aid to the Sudan.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>5/10/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Charles E. Jefferson</action>
<statusdate>5/17/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Referred to Rules Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michelle Chavez</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Maria Antonia Berrios</action>
<statusdate>5/19/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Edward J. Acevedo</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Assigned to State Government Administration Committee</action>
<statusdate>5/29/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Motion to Suspend Rule 25 - Prevailed</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Recommends Be Adopted State Government Administration Committee;  009-000-000</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Mike Boland</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Calvin L. Giles</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lovana Jones</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Annazette Collins</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jack D. Franks</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Added Co-Sponsor Rep. William Davis</action>
<statusdate>5/30/2005</statusdate><chamber>House</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
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