Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the seat in the United Nations that is reserved to Burma should be occupied by a representative of the National League for Democracy.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to use appropriate procedures in the UN to: (1) obtain the removal of the representative of the Burmese military regime from the seat in the UN that is reserved to Burma; (2) enable the seat to be occupied by a representative of the duly elected parliament of Burma; and (3) hold the seat vacant until such time as it can be so occupied.

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Timeline

1. 15 October 1998

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 October 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 15 October 1998

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House · 15 October 1998 · Official file

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• Introduced in House (text)

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Sponsors

• Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-42] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
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