[Congressional Bills 113th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Con. Res. 38 Introduced in Senate (IS)] 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. CON. RES. 38 Expressing the sense of Congress that Warren Weinstein should be returned home to his family. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 26, 2014 Ms. Mikulski (for herself and Mr. Cardin) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of Congress that Warren Weinstein should be returned home to his family. Whereas Warren Weinstein was abducted in Pakistan in 2011 and is currently being held captive by al Qaeda; Whereas Warren Weinstein is a former official of the Peace Corps and the United States Agency for International Development; Whereas Warren Weinstein is widely recognized as a scholar and humanitarian who has spent his career working to improve the lives of men, women, and children around the world; and Whereas video released of Warren Weinstein by his captors confirms that he is in poor health: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the United States Government should-- (1) use all of the lawful tools at its disposal to bring Warren Weinstein home to his family; (2) make the return of all United States citizens held captive abroad, regardless of their different circumstances, a top priority; and (3) keep Congress apprised of actions to achieve these goals as new information is available, or quarterly if no new information is available. <all>