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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should vote in support of increasing the international minimum age for combat to 17 years of age in the United Nations…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should vote in support of increasing the international minimum age for combat to 17 years of age in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

Introduced: November 7, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Nov 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Nov 7, 1989
Introduced in House
Nov 7, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should vote in support of increasing the international minimum age for combat to 17 years of age in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.

What's happening now November 20, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 15, 1989
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 7, 1989
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 7, 1989
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Nov 7, 1989
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 7, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 283: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should vote in support of increasing the international minimum age for combat to 17 years of age in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-283/
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"H. Res. 283: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should vote in support of increasing the international minimum age for combat to 17 years of age in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-283/.
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H. Res. 283, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HRES-283/.
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