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HCONRES 189 102th Congress House International Affairs Concentration camps Emigration Human rights Political prisoners Religious liberty Vietnam

Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to expedite the release and emigration of "reeducation" camp detainees.

Introduced: July 26, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 21, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 21, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee.
Aug 2, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Aug 2, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Jul 26, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 26, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls on the Government of Vietnam to: (1) make public the names of all individuals who continue to be held in "reeducation" camps or prisons in connection with suspected opposition to the Government; (2) release immediately all remaining long-term detainees from such camps or prisons; (3) grant exit permission to all Vietnamese who qualify for resettlement in the United States through the U.S. Special Released Reeducation Center Detainees Resettlement Program; and (4) end immediately all arrests or rearrests of detainees.

What's happening now November 21, 1991

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 16, 1992
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Nov 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 189: Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to expedite the release and emigration of "reeducation" camp detainees.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-189/
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"H. Con. Res. 189: Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to expedite the release and emigration of "reeducation" camp detainees.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-189/.
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H. Con. Res. 189, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-189/.
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