United States · Resolution · HCONRES
H.Con.Res. 309 (105th)
Condemning the forced abduction of Ugandan children and their use as soldiers.
Introduced
24 July 1998
Last action
9 October 1998 · Introduced
Status
Received in the Senate.
Sponsors
Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5], Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns the abduction of children by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda and calls for the immediate release of all LRA child captives; (2) urges Olara Otunnu, the United Nations Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, to take appropriate measures to resolve the LRA problem; (3) encourages the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child to investigate the situation; (4) calls on the Al-Bashir government to cease supporting the LRA in the abductions and kidnapping of children in Northern Uganda; (5) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to support efforts to end the abduction of children by the LRA and obtain their release; (6) asks the President to provide more support to U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations working to rehabilitate former child soldiers and reintegrate them into society; and (7) encourages the President to appoint a Special Humanitarian envoy for Sudan.
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Timeline
24 July 1998
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 July 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 October 1998
Passed
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Source: Committee
2 October 1998
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
8 October 1998
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
8 October 1998
Passed
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
8 October 1998
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Source: Floor
8 October 1998
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Source: Floor
8 October 1998
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10183-10185)
Source: Floor
8 October 1998
Floor
Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Source: Floor
9 October 1998
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Engrossed in House · 8 October 1998 · Download file
- Introduced in House · 24 July 1998 · Download file
Documents
6 official files
Engrossed in House (text)
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Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 8 October 1998
Engrossed in House (PDF)
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Passed House amended
summary · EN · 8 October 1998
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Introduced in House (text)
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Introduced in House (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] · D · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/309
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hconres/309
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