SRES 253 104th Congress Senate

A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.

Introduced: April 30, 1996 See on congress.gov

International Affairs ArrestCrime and Law EnforcementDetention of personsExtradition

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HijackingMiddle East and North AfricaMurderPassenger shipsTerrorismTransportation and Public Works

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Apr 30, 1996

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 93. (consideration: CR S4399)

Apr 30, 1996

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 93.(consideration: CR S4399)

Apr 30, 1996

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 93. (consideration: CR S4399)

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General should seek, from the appropriate foreign government, the detention and extradition to the United States of Mohammed Abbas (also known as Abu Abbas) for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer in October 1985 during the hijacking of the vessel Achille Lauro.

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McConnell, Mitch

Kentucky · Apr 30, 1996

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 253: A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-253/

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"S. Res. 253: A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-253/.

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S. Res. 253, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-SRES-253/.

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