Expressing hope for a peaceful resolution to the situation in Kashmir.

Summary

Reaffirms: (1) the right of India and Pakistan to provide for their own domestic security; and (2) that the Line of Control must not be changed through the use of force. Commends the restraint shown by Indian security forces in dealing with the armed insurgency. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all intruding forces from across the Line of Control should withdraw from the Indian side; and (2) the letter and spirit of the Lahore Declaration should be respected by all parties, namely that both governments shall refrain from intervention and interference in each other's internal affairs and reaffirm their condemnation of terrorism and their determination to combat this menace.

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Timeline

1. 16 June 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 16 June 1999

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 16 June 1999

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 1 September 1999

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

   Source: Committee

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 16 June 1999 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 16 June 1999

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 16 June 1999

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Sponsors

• Rep. Blagojevich, Rod R. [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] · D · Cosponsor
• JOSEPH CROWLEY · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kleczka, Gerald D. [D-WI-4] · D · Cosponsor
• Brad Sherman · D · Cosponsor
• BOBBY RUSH · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] · D · Cosponsor
• CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
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