HCONRES 285 · 96th Congress · International Affairs

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the disappearance of persons which is caused by the abduction and clandestine detention of those persons by the governments of foreign countries or by international or transnational terrorist organizations.

Introduced 1980-02-26· Sponsored by Rep. Bonker, Don [D-WA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations.(1980-03-12)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1980-03-10
Yea 343Nay 3
PassedHouse · 1980-03-10
Yea 343Nay 3

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) governments causing the disappearance of any person, by abduction and clandestine detention, are committing terrorist acts; (2) the President should encourage other nations to join together in calling upon the United Nations to condemn such acts, to establish effective procedures for dealing with such cases, and to demand that all governments investigate all reports of disappearances, prosecute those responsible, and account for those persons who have disappeared; and (3) the President should attempt to implement a program to be taken with respect to governments practicing such acts of terrorism.…

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

Cosponsors (20)

14 Democrats6 Republicans