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119-sconres-21119th Congress

A concurrent resolution denouncing the horrors of socialism.

Sponsored By: Senator Scott, Rick [R-FL]

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Summary

A formal congressional condemnation of socialism would state that Congress opposes socialist policies and list historical harms the resolution attributes to socialist regimes. The text names leaders and events tied to famines, mass killings, expropriations, and totalitarian rule.

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  • Declares that Congress would denounce socialism in all its forms and oppose implementing socialist policies in the United States.
  • Collects detailed "Whereas" statements blaming socialism for famines, mass deaths, and dictatorships and names figures such as Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, the Kims, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolas Maduro; it also quotes Thomas Jefferson and James Madison.
  • Contains no operative provisions: it would not create, fund, authorize, or change programs, laws, or enforcement, and therefore imposes no direct legal or financial effects on families, workers, seniors, or businesses.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Scott, Rick [R-FL]

FL • R

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