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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 30, 2004
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives: (1) condemning the outbreak of violence, including attacks on places of worship, in Kosovo; (2) that the elected leaders of Kosovo have a primary responsibility to stop any continuing violence; (3) supporting the presence of additional military forces in the NATO-led multinational peace operation in Kosovo; (4) that the international community should take necessary measures to protect people and property in Kosovo; and (5) that authorities in Serbia should maintain efforts to protect people and property vulnerable to retaliatory violence.
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Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R–NJ
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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