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HCONRES 174 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed.

Introduced: October 30, 1997 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Antiamerican demonstrationsAntisemitismCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesEast Asia
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Nov 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Oct 22, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 22, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 20, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the democratically-elected Government of Malaysia should condemn recent anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed; (2) the Prime Minister should apologize and acknowledge the destructive and divisive nature of his words or, as an alternative, resign from office; and (3) the United States and Malaysia should continue to strengthen their bilateral cooperation and work to ensure the human rights of all ethnic, religious, and cultural groups.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 8, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 30, 1997
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 30, 1997
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Oct 30, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 174: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-174/
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"H. Con. Res. 174: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the anti-American and anti-Semitic remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamed.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-174/.
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H. Con. Res. 174, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-174/.
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