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HCONRES 26 100th Congress House International Affairs Apartheid Clergy Human rights Political prisoners South Africa

A concurrent resolution calling for the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homeland in South Africa.

Introduced: January 20, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Jan 26, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jan 20, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 20, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of South Africa should take the necessary steps to secure the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homeland in South Africa.

What's happening now January 26, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 11 Identical bill A concurrent resolution calling for the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homela…
 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 28, 1987
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 20, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 26: A concurrent resolution calling for the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homeland in South Africa.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-26/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 26: A concurrent resolution calling for the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homeland in South Africa.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-26/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 26, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-26/.
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[H. Con. Res. 26: A concurrent resolution calling for the release of Reverend Tshenuwani Simon Farisani from detention in Venda, a homeland in South Africa.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HCONRES-26/)
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