A concurrent resolution to honor Raoul Wallenberg, and to express the sense of Congress that the U. S. delegation to the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe urge consideration of the case of Raoul Wallenberg at that meeting, and to request that the Department of State take all possible action to obtain information concerning his present status and secure his release.

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Introduced

19 September 1980

Last action

19 November 1980 · Committee

Status

Measure passed Senate.

Sponsors

Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Rep. Holtzman, Elizabeth [D-NY-16], Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3], Rep. Derwinski, Edward J. [R-IL-4], Rep. Bedell, Berkley W. [D-IA-6], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Fithian, Floyd J. [D-IN-2], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22], Rep. Wolff, Lester L. [D-NY-6], Rep. Rosenthal, Benjamin S. [D-NY-8], Rep. Pritchard, Joel [R-WA-1], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Barnes, Michael D. [D-MD-8], Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3], Rep. Gray, William H., III [D-PA-2], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Hanley, James M. [D-NY-32], Rep. Weaver, James H. [D-OR-4], Rep. Pepper, Claude [D-FL-18], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. AuCoin, Les [D-OR-1], Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29], Rep. Lehman, William [D-FL-17], Rep. Drinan, Robert F. [D-MA-4], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Stack, Edward J. [D-FL-12], Rep. Ottinger, Richard L. [D-NY-20], Rep. Ratchford, William R. [D-CT-5], Rep. Lent, Norman F. [R-NY-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Ertel, Allen E. [D-PA-17], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Murphy, Austin J. [D-PA-20], Rep. Blanchard, James [D-MI-18], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Rep. Forsythe, Edwin B. [R-NJ-6], Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10], Rep. Dougherty, Charles F. [R-PA-4]

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Summary

Honors Raoul Wallenberg for his work in Hungary during World War II. Expresses the sense of Congress that the U.S. delegation to the Madrid meeting of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe should urge the consideration of the Wallenberg case. Requests the State Department to discover the whereabouts of Raoul Wallenberg from the Soviet Union and secure his return to Sweden.

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Timeline

19 September 1980
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1980
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 September 1980
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 October 1980
Passed
Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
2 October 1980
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.
Source: Floor
2 October 1980
Floor
Measure considered in House.
Source: Floor
2 October 1980
Discharge
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged in House.
Source: Discharge
2 October 1980
Committee
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged in House.
Source: Committee
8 October 1980
Introduced
Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 1980
Floor
Measure considered in Senate.
Source: Floor
19 November 1980
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate.
Source: Floor
19 November 1980
Discharge
Committee on Foreign Relations discharged in Senate.
Source: Discharge
19 November 1980
Committee
Committee on Foreign Relations discharged in Senate.
Source: Committee

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related to ← A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should convey to the Soviet Government the deep concern of the Congress and the American people for the fate of Raoul Wallenberg and that the United States delegation to the Madrid Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe should urge consideration of the case of Raoul Wallenberg at that meeting by the signatories to the Helsinki Final Act.

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/434
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hconres/434
us · 96-hconres-434 · source updated 14 January 2025