HCONRES 186 · 100th Congress · International Affairs

A concurrent resolution urging the German Democratic chief of state Erich Honecker to permanently repeal the order directing East German border guards to shoot to kill anyone who without authorization, attempts to cross the Berlin Wall and to issue an order to tear down the Berlin Wall.

Introduced 1987-09-10· Sponsored by Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10]· House

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Latest: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.(1987-11-19)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1987-11-17
Yea 413Nay 0
PassedHouse · 1987-11-17
Yea 413Nay 0

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Urges the German Democratic chief of state Erich Honecker to: (1) repeal the order directing East German border guards to shoot to kill anyone who attempts to cross the Berlin Wall; and (2) issue an order to tear down the Berlin Wall.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (20)

8 Democrats12 Republicans
Rep. Broomfield, William S. [R-MI-18]MI
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-6]IN
Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1]MD
Rep. Penny, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]MN
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Wortley, George C. [R-NY-27]NY
Rep. Schuette, Bill [R-MI-10]MI
Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12]NJ
Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5]NC
Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3]OH
Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-45]CA
Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13]TX
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Mica, Daniel Andrew [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16]FL
Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2]TX
Rep. Henry, Paul B. [R-MI-5]MI
Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16]PA