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H.Res.543 / 106th Congress

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the recent summit held by the Presidents of South Korea and North Korea.

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jun 29, 2000

Congratulates the Presidents of South Korea and North Korea on their June 13, 2000, summit.Expresses that the House of Representatives: (1) anticipates the resolution of the issue of national unification and the return of dispersed family members and their relatives; (2) expects a full accounting by North Korea of all U.S. soldiers in the Korean conflict who are still listed as missing in action or prisoners of war; (3) hopes to secure from the North Korean leadership a permanent moratorium on the flight testing of long-range missiles; and (4) expects to witness an immediate freeze in North Korea's nuclear program and a suspension of its ballistic missile program.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] · D–FL

Committees

  • Foreign Affairs Committee
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  1. Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  2. Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

  4. Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

  5. Introduced in House

  6. Introduced in House

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