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HCONRES 249 101th Congress House International Affairs Bombings Criminal investigation Governmental investigations Great Britain Human rights Suspects' rights Terrorism

Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.

Introduced: January 30, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 12, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 12, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Jan 30, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 30, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the current inquiries into the activities of the British West Midlands Crime Squad must be extended to cover the period of the Birmingham bombings of November 21, 1974; (2) the British Prime Minister should call upon the British Home Secretary to reopen the case of the Birmingham Six (those convicted for the bombings); (3) the convictions of such individuals should be quashed; and (4) the President should raise with the British Prime Minister concern for the basic human rights violations and miscarriage of justice arising from the continued incarceration of such individuals.

What's happening now February 12, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 28, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 21, 1990
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 7, 1990
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 7, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 22, 1990
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 22, 1990
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 1990
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 6, 1990
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 249: Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-249/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 249: Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-249/.
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H. Con. Res. 249, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-249/.
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[H. Con. Res. 249: Expressing the grave concern of the Congress regarding human rights violations resulting from a gross miscarriage of justice in Great Britain.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HCONRES-249/)
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