Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Resolution · HCONRES

H.Con.Res. 122 (98th)

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Republic of South Africa should cease its "blackspot" policy of removing black South Africans from their ancestral land and relocating them.

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 May 1983

Last action

3 October 1984 · Floor

Status

Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 65 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.

Sponsors

Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Dixon, Julian C. [D-CA-32], Rep. Addabbo, Joseph P. [D-NY-6], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Leland, Mickey [D-TX-18], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Edwards, Don [D-CA-10], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. MacKay, Buddy [D-FL-6], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Patterson, Jerry M. [D-CA-38], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Rep. Crockett, George W., Jr. [D-MI-13], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Sen. Simon, Paul [D-IL], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16], Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Feighan, Edward F. [D-OH-19], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-11], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Dymally, Mervyn M. [D-CA-31], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

14 January 2025

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Republic of South Africa should comply with international human rights agreements by ending its "black-spot" policy and by allowing forcibly relocated South Africans to return to ancestral lands; (2) U.S. nonrecognition of South African "homeland" sovereignty should continue; (3) travel to the United States should be denied to "homeland" officials who seek to enter this country under "homelands" visas; and (4) the President should send a copy of this resolution to the Republic of South Africa.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 5 May 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 May 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 12 May 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

    Source: Committee

  5. 10 April 1984

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  6. 10 April 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 10 April 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 1 August 1984

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  9. 1 August 1984

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 1 August 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.

    Source: Committee

  11. 18 September 1984

    Passed

    Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  12. 18 September 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  13. 18 September 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

  14. 19 September 1984

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  15. 20 September 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1217.

    Source: Calendars

  16. 20 September 1984

    Discharge

    Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Discharge

  17. 20 September 1984

    Committee

    Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  18. 3 October 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 65 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  19. 3 October 1984

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate.

    Source: Floor

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

3 official files

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Passed Senate amended

    summary · EN · 3 October 1984

    Open at official source

  • Passed House amended

    summary · EN · 18 September 1984

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 5 May 1983

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Showing 48 of 80 sponsors and actors.

Related records

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.