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<title>Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SR 802          </title>
<shortdesc>DOMINICAN REPUBLIC-HAITIANS</shortdesc>
<sponsor>
<sponsorhead1>Senate Sponsors</sponsorhead1><sponsors>Sen. Kwame Raoul-William Delgado-Daniel Biss-Michael Connelly-Toi W. Hutchinson, Jacqueline Y. Collins and Donne E. Trotter</sponsors>
</sponsor>
<lastaction>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
</lastaction>
<synopsis>
<synopsistitle></synopsistitle>
<SynopsisText>     Urges the United States government to bring pressure to bear on the Dominican Republic, using means including sanctions, travel bans, or other tools that leverage the Dominican government's dependence on foreign trade and tourism, to immediately halt any and all discriminatory deportations of Haitians living in the Dominican Republic and Dominicans of Haitian descent, comply with international law, and treat all of its residents fairly and humanely, regardless of color, national origin, migration status, or native language.</SynopsisText></synopsis>
<actions>
<statusdate>8/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Filed with Secretary</action>
<statusdate>8/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. William Delgado</action>
<statusdate>8/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss</action>
<statusdate>8/4/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Referred to Assignments</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Approved for Consideration Assignments</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Placed on Calendar Order of Secretary's Desk Resolutions</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael Connelly</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Toi W. Hutchinson</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Donne E. Trotter</action>
<statusdate>8/19/2015</statusdate><chamber>Senate</chamber><action>Resolution Adopted</action>
</actions>
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