SRES 255 100th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the forthcoming negotiations by General John Vessey to resolve the fate of Americans missing in Southeast Asia, and other issues of…

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Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the forthcoming negotiations by General John Vessey to resolve the fate of Americans missing in Southeast Asia, and other issues of humanitarian concern to the people of the United States and Vietnam.

Introduced: July 28, 1987 See on congress.gov

International Affairs Armed Forces and National SecurityDiplomatsHuman rightsInternational cooperation

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Missing in actionNegotiationsSoutheast AsiaVietnam

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Jul 28, 1987

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-0. Record Vote No: 213.

Jul 28, 1987

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-0. Record Vote No: 213.

Jul 28, 1987

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Jul 24, 1987

Submitted in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 255.

Jul 24, 1987

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action July 28, 1987

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 92-0. Record Vote No: 213.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Senate: (1) expresses its full support for General John Vessey in negotiations with Vietnam to determine the fate of Americans missing in action in Southeast Asia, to facilitate the return of the remains of those deceased missing in action, and to discuss humanitarian issues; and (2) calls on Vietnam to respond positively to the concerns of the American people in a humanitarian context.

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jul 28, 1987

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 255: A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the forthcoming negotiations by General John Vessey to resolve the fate of Americans missing in Southeast Asia, and other issues of humanitarian concern to the people of the United States and Vietnam.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SRES-255/

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"S. Res. 255: A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the forthcoming negotiations by General John Vessey to resolve the fate of Americans missing in Southeast Asia, and other issues of humanitarian concern to the people of the United States and Vietnam.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SRES-255/.

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S. Res. 255, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SRES-255/.

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[S. Res. 255: A resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with regard to the forthcoming negotiations by General John Vessey to resolve the fate of Americans missing in Southeast Asia, and other issues of humanitarian concern to the people of the United States and Vietnam.](https://openamerica.io/bill/100-SRES-255/)