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H.Res.343 / 103rd Congress

To express the sense of the House of Representatives condemning the racist, anti-Catholic, and anti-Semitic speech given by a senior representative of the Nation of Islam and all manifestations and expressions of hatred based on race, religion and ethnicity.

The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H. Res. 343.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Feb 3, 1994

Condemns: (1) the speech given by Khalid Abdul Muhammad as outrageous hate mongering of the most vicious and vile kind; and (2) all manifestations and expressions of racism, anti-Catholicism, anti-Semitism, and ethnic or religious intolerance.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D–CA

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
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Actions

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  1. The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H. Res. 343.

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

  3. On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 361 - 34, 29 Present (Roll no. 29).

    House roll call 29 · Individual votes
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 361 - 34, 29 Present (Roll no. 29).

    House roll call 29 · Individual votes
  5. The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House.

  6. DEBATE - The House resumed debate.

  7. EXTENSION OF DEBATE TIME - Mr. Lantos asked unanimous consent that the time for debate on the resolution be extended for not to exceed twenty minutes. Agreed to without objection.

  8. DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate.

  9. Consideration initiated by agreement of February 22, 1994. (consideration: CR H567-581)

  10. Mr. Gordon asked unanimous consent That it be in order on Wednesday, Feb. 23, 1994, to consider H. Res. 343 in the House, and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the resolution to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. Agreed to without objection.

  11. Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights.

  12. Mr. Lantos asked unanimous consent That it be in order on Thursday, February 10, 1994, to consider H. Res. 343 in the House, and that the previous question be considered as ordered on the resolution to its adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question. Agreed to without objection.

  13. Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.

  14. Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H209)

  15. Introduced in House

  16. Introduced in House

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