it is the sense of senate that:
a szenátus állásfoglalása szerint / a szenátusi állásfoglalás szerint
- a "szerint" helyett "értelmében" is megfelel
a magyar "szakhatósági állásfoglalás" megközelítőleg jó példa erre, ami nagyobb súlyú, mint a (szak)vélemény
resolution: határozat, döntés
"sense of" resolution: állásfoglalási határozat

About 'Sense of Congress' Resolutions
They do not make law and are not enforceable

When members of the House, Senate or entire Congress want to "send a message," or state an opinion, they try to pass a "sense of" resolution. Since such resolutions do not create law, what good are they?
Simple or joint resolutions expressing the "sense of" the Senate, House or Congress merely express a majority opinion. They do not make law and are not enforceable. Only bills and joint resolutions create laws.

"Sense of" legislation can come in the form of Simple Resolutions (H.Res. or S.Res.), used to express the opinion of the House or Senate alone, or as Concurrent Resolutions (H.Con.Res. or S.Con.Res.) used to express the opinion of the entire Congress. "Sense of" resolutions can also be added as amendments to regular House or Senate bills. Even when added to regular bills, "sense of" amendments have no force law.
http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/senseof.htm

“Sense of” Resolutions and Provisions
Christopher M. Davis
Analyst on Congress and the Legislative Process
March 11, 2013
...“Sense of” Resolutions
Sense of the House or Senate resolutions take the form of simple resolutions because they only require the approval of one chamber. A sense of Congress resolution, on the other hand, must be a concurrent resolution as both the House and Senate must approve such measures. ...
http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/98-825.pdf

The text of the amendment is as follows:
SEC. 1246. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE SITUATION IN THE SENKAKU ISLANDS.
It is the sense of the Senate that—
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