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HCONRES 240 102th Congress House

Condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military.

Introduced: November 19, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Nov 23, 1991
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 23, 1991
Laid on the table. See S. Con. Res. 77 for further action.
Nov 23, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 23, 1991
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 23, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 23, 1991
Mr. Hall (OH) moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Nov 22, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 22, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Nov 21, 1991
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 21, 1991
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Nov 20, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Nov 20, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Nov 20, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Nov 14, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Nov 14, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 23, 1991

Laid on the table. See S. Con. Res. 77 for further action.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should suspend all International Military Educational Training Program funds to the Government of Indonesia, request a report by the United Nations (UN) Rapporteur on Torture on the November 12, 1991, massacre of civilians in East Timor by Indonesia security forces to the UN General Assembly, support the introduction of a resolution in the General Assembly instructing the UN Commission on Human Rights to appoint a Special Rapporteur for East Timor, and request that the Indonesian Government permit an investigation by the UN Special Rapporteur on Summary and Arbitrary Executions of the situation in East Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia and establish an independent commission to investigate the cause of the atrocity and to assist the prosecution of those responsible; (2) the American Ambassador to Indonesia should visit East Timor to investigate reports of the atrocity and of additional repression by Indonesian authorities; and (3) the American policy of de facto acceptance of Indonesia's incorporation of East Timor should be reassessed.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 77 Identical bill A concurrent resolution condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesia military.
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 Cosponsors 1
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Nov 19, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 240: Condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-240/
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"H. Con. Res. 240: Condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-240/.
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H. Con. Res. 240, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-240/.
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