A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of Germany regarding deaths resulting from the accident near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998, before the settlement of claims with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the accident off Namibia on September 13, 1997.

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 22, 1999

Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Government of Germany should promptly settle with the families of the members of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) killed in a collision between a USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft and a German Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M aircraft off the coast of Namibia on September 13, 1997; and (2) until such settlement is reached, the United States should not make any payments to German citizens as settlement of claims for deaths arising from the accident involving a U.S. Marine Corps EA-6B aircraft near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998.

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Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC] · R–SC

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Apr 22, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 22, 1999
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Discuss S.Res.83, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of Germany regarding deaths resulting from the accident near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998, before the settlement of claims with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the accident off Namibia on September 13, 1997.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/83

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Discuss S.Res.83, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of Germany regarding deaths resulting from the accident near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998, before the settlement of claims with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the accident off Namibia on September 13, 1997.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/83

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-04-22.

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Discuss S.Res.83, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of Germany regarding deaths resulting from the accident near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998, before the settlement of claims with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the accident off Namibia on September 13, 1997.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/83

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/sres83/BILLS-106sres83is.htm

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Discuss S.Res.83, 106th Congress: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of Germany regarding deaths resulting from the accident near Cavalese, Italy, on February 3, 1998, before the settlement of claims with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the accident off Namibia on September 13, 1997.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-resolution/83

Text version to examine: Introduced in Senate · 1999-04-22.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/sres83/BILLS-106sres83is.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-14T19:02:16Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine S.Res.83 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.