HRES 235 102th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance American military assistance Congressional tributes Coups d'etat Democracy Haiti Human rights International agencies Sanctions (International law)

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of democracy in Haiti.

Introduced: October 2, 1991 See on congress.gov

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Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Oct 2, 1991

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 2, 1991

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Oct 2, 1991

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.

Oct 2, 1991

RESERVATION OF OBJECTION - Mr. Broomfield reserved the right to object in order to allow discussion of the resolution. Subsequently the reservation was removed.

Oct 2, 1991

Considered by unanimous consent.

Oct 2, 1991

Mr. Fascell asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Oct 2, 1991

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

Oct 2, 1991

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Oct 2, 1991

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the President should make clear that the United States supports the restoration of the democratically elected government of President Aristide in Haiti; (2) all U.S. assistance to the Haitian Government should remain suspended until democratic government is restored; (3) the Haitian military should respect the human rights of the Haitian people; (4) the Organization of American States should be commended for condemning the coup and for its Santiago commitment creating a new automatic mechanism to respond to the interruption of legitimate elected government; and (5) the international community should take all appropriate action to restore democratic government in Haiti.

What's happening now October 2, 1991

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Mfume, Kweisi

Maryland · Oct 2, 1991

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Oct 2, 1991

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Oct 2, 1991

Waters, Maxine

California · Oct 2, 1991

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 235: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in support of democracy in Haiti.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-235/

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