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SCONRES 77 102th Congress Senate

A concurrent resolution condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesia military.

Introduced: November 19, 1991 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 102nd Congress
It was not agreed to before the 102nd Congress (1991–1992) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 22 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Dec 2, 1991
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 27, 1991
Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Nov 27, 1991
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
Nov 25, 1991
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Nov 23, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
A similar measure H. Con. Res. 240 was laid on the table without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H. Con. Res. 240. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 23, 1991
Considered by unanimous consent.
Nov 23, 1991
Mr. Hall (OH) asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
Nov 23, 1991
Held at the desk.
Nov 23, 1991
Received in the House.
Nov 23, 1991
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 21, 1991
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 21, 1991
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 21, 1991
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 19, 1991
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 331.
Nov 19, 1991
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported to Senate by Senator Pell with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 19, 1991
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Nov 14, 1991
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 14, 1991
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

2 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 418 – An amendment to strike all after the resolving clause and insert in lieu thereof the text of H. Con. Res. 240… Agreed to Nov 23, 1991
SAMDT 1,390 – Condemning the Massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesia military. Agreed to Nov 21, 1991
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 Latest action December 2, 1991

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should reassess immediately the International Military Educational Training Program for the Indonesian Government to ensure that such program is advancing human rights; (2) an American ambassador to Indonesia should seek to visit East Timor to investigate reports of the atrocity and of additional repression by Indonesian authorities; (3) the President should request a report by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the massacre to the General Assembly and support the introduction of a resolution in the General Assembly instructing the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to appoint a Special Rapporteur for East Timor; (4) the President should request the Indonesian Government to permit an investigation by the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Summary and Arbitrary Executions of the situation in East Timor and elsewhere in Indonesia and to establish an independent commission to investigate the cause of the atrocity and to assist the prosecution of those responsible for the massacre; and (5) the President should encourage the United Nations Secretary General and the Governments of Indonesia and Portugal and the East Timorese to arrive at an internationally acceptable solution to address the causes of conflict in East Timor.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HCONRES 240 Identical bill Condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Nov 19, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Con. Res. 77: A concurrent resolution condemning the massacre of East Timorese civilians by the Indonesia military.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-SCONRES-77/
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