Condemning the ongoing violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo ("DRC") and recognizing the threat such violence poses to the overall peace of the Great Lakes region.

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Introduced

5 November 2007

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5 November 2007 · Introduced

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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. Tauscher, Ellen O. [D-CA-10], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15], Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Miller, Brad [D-NC-13], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]

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Condemns violent attempts to resist the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and encourages all parties involved in the conflict to reach a lasting cease-fire. Encourages the U.S. government to state publicly its support for the disarmament and reintegration of forces loyal to General Nkunda into the national army. Condemns the infiltration of soldiers into the Virunga National Forest and the danger it poses to the mountain gorillas.

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5 November 2007
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5 November 2007
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-resolution/795
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