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H.Con.Res.124 / 106th Congress

Expressing the sense of the Congress relating to recent allegations of espionage and illegal campaign financing that have brought into question the loyalty and probity of Americans of Asian ancestry.

Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 27, 1999

Declares that: (1) no Member of Congress or any other American should generalize or stereotype the actions of an individual to an entire group of people; (2) Americans of Asian ancestry are entitled to all rights and privileges afforded to all Americans; and (3) the Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, and the Commissioner of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission should, within their respective jurisdictions, vigorously enforce the security of the national laboratories and investigate all allegations of discrimination in public or private workplaces.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D–OR

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
  • Judiciary Committee
75 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

  2. Received in the Senate.

  3. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  4. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

  5. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

  6. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H11316-11318)

  7. Mr. Hyde asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

  8. Committee on Judiciary discharged.

  9. Committee on Judiciary discharged.

  10. Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

  11. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  12. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  13. Introduced in House

  14. Introduced in House

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