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HRES 142 102th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance Democracy Diplomats Embassies Foundations Free enterprise Lithuania Multilateral development banks Negotiations Recognition (International law) U.S.S.R.

To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should recognize the Government of the Republic of Lithuania.

Introduced: May 2, 1991 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 15, 1991
Executive Comment Requested from State.
May 13, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
May 2, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 2, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should: (1) immediately recognize the Government of the Republic of Lithuania; (2) discuss with the charge d' affaires of Lithuania upgrading the status of the Lithuanian legation in Washington, D.C., to that of an embassy; (3) enter into negotiations with the Lithuanian Government over establishment of an official U.S. Representative Office in Vilnius; (4) enter into negotiations with such Government and private U.S. corporate and philanthropic entities over establishment and funding of a U.S. Foundation for Lithuania with offices in Vilnius, Kaunas, and Klaipeda, to provide library facilities, language courses, and economic and business and municipal management instruction for Lithuanian citizens and residents; (5) enter into negotiations with such Government and interested third-party states over the provision of direct assistance to such Government and the establishment of a Baltic Bank for Reconstruction and Development; and (6) stress in such negotiations that Foundation and Bank services will be made available to Baltic citizens and residents without regard to linguistic ability, sex, race, or ethnicity.

What's happening now May 15, 1991

Executive Comment Requested from State.

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