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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should offer to place the United Nations flag on nonbelligerent ships in the Persian Gulf, and authorize United…

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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should offer to place the United Nations flag on nonbelligerent ships in the Persian Gulf, and authorize United Nations peacekeeping vessels to escort those ships, as part of broader United Nations efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution of the Iran-Iraq war.

Introduced: July 28, 1987 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Aug 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Aug 11, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Aug 3, 1987
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jul 28, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 28, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should instruct the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations to urge the Secretary General and Security Council to: (1) permit nonbelligerent ships in the Persian Gulf to fly the United Nations flag if such ships submit to inspection by United Nations observers to guarantee that no war material is being carried; (2) authorize United Nations peacekeeping vessels to escort such ships; and (3) determine what enforcement action should be taken in the event of an attack on ships under the United Nations flag.

States that any such escort vessels and their crews should be provided by countries other than the Soviet Union and the United States.

What's happening now August 11, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 28, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 168: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should offer to place the United Nations flag on nonbelligerent ships in the Persian Gulf, and authorize United Nations peacekeeping vessels to escort those ships, as part of broader United Nations efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution of the Iran-Iraq war.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-168/
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"H. Con. Res. 168: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should offer to place the United Nations flag on nonbelligerent ships in the Persian Gulf, and authorize United Nations peacekeeping vessels to escort those ships, as part of broader United Nations efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution of the Iran-Iraq war.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-168/.
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H. Con. Res. 168, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-168/.
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[H. Con. Res. 168: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations should offer to place the United Nations flag on nonbelligerent ships in the Persian Gulf, and authorize United Nations peacekeeping vessels to escort those ships, as part of broader United Nations efforts to bring about a peaceful resolution of the Iran-Iraq war.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-168/)
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