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HRES 144 100th Congress House

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should condemn nations which continue to flagrantly violate the United Nations arms embargo of South Africa.

Introduced: August 5, 1987 See on congress.gov
International Affairs ApartheidArms salesCommercial blacklistingEmbargo
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Foreign Trade and International FinanceForeign Trade and InvestmentsFranceGreat BritainHuman rightsIsraelItalyNetherlandsSanctions (International law)Science and technologySouth AfricaSwitzerlandTechnology transferUnited NationsWest Germany
This resolution expired with the 100th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 24, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Apr 24, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 9, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 24, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) condemn France, Italy, Israel, West Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Switzerland for their continued violations of United Nations Resolution 418 (calling for an arms embargo against South Africa); (2) call upon such nations to halt any further sale of weapons or military-related equipment or transfer of military technology to South Africa; (3) commend any actions taken thus far by these governments to sever economic and military ties with South Africa; and (4) urge these nations to place pressure on the Government of South Africa to dismantle the system of apartheid.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 144: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should condemn nations which continue to flagrantly violate the United Nations arms embargo of South Africa.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-144/
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"H. Res. 144: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should condemn nations which continue to flagrantly violate the United Nations arms embargo of South Africa.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-144/.
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H. Res. 144, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-144/.
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[H. Res. 144: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should condemn nations which continue to flagrantly violate the United Nations arms embargo of South Africa.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HRES-144/)
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