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H.Con.Res. 159 (103rd)

Concerning the identification of United States military personnel involved in United Nations and other multinational peacekeeping operations for the purposes of the Geneva Convention.

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Introduced

6 October 1993

Last action

19 October 1993 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.

Sponsors

Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Meyers, Jan [R-KS-3], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Bateman, Herbert H. [R-VA-1], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Rep. Fingerhut, Eric D. [D-OH-19], Rep. Walsh, James T. [R-NY-25], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Torkildsen, Peter G. [R-MA-6], Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

7 February 2024

Defence

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should ensure that any member of the U.S. armed forces participating in any United Nations or other multinational peacekeeping operation shall have access to the full protection of the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War if taken captive.

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Timeline

  1. 6 October 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 October 1993

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2362-2363)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 October 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 6 October 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 19 October 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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