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H.Con.Res.114 / 114th Congress

Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 10, 2016

Expresses concern about the disappearance of David Sneddon in Yunnan Province, China, in August 2004.

Directs the Department of State and the intelligence community to continue joint investigations, coordinate investigations with the governments of China, Japan, and South Korea, and solicit information from regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations for David Sneddon's disappearance.

Encourages the State Department and the intelligence community to work with foreign governments known to have diplomatic influence with North Korea to better investigate the possibility of North Korea's involvement in David Sneddon's disappearance, and to seek his recovery.

Requests the State Department and the intelligence community to continue to work with and inform Congress and David Sneddon's family on efforts to resolve David's disappearance.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · R–UT

Committees

  • Foreign Affairs Committee
  • Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
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  1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

  2. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  5. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H659)

  6. Introduced in House

  7. Introduced in House

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