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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Aug 5, 1994
Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) progress towards the fullest possible accounting for the Americans missing and unaccounted for remains central to our Nation's foreign policy toward Vietnam; (2) such accounting must remain the index by which further progress in relations must be judged; (3) the primary functions of the U.S. Government liaison office in Vietnam should be to facilitate accounting efforts and to establish a section to assist families and friends in their efforts to ascertain the status of their loved ones; and (4) the United States should support the process of nonviolent democratic reform in Vietnam and should increase its support for Voice of America programming in Vietnam.
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Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] · D–NY
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Received in the Senate.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10921)
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Walker objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until Oct. 5. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10832-10835)
Mr. Andrews (NJ) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Executive Comment Received from State.
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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