HCONRES 258
105th Congress
House
International Affairs
Annexation (International law)
Armed Forces and National Security
East Asia
Europe
Government Operations and Politics
Indonesia
Military occupation
National self-determination
Negotiations
Portugal
Referendum
United Nations
Encouraging international resolution of the political status of East Timor.
Introduced: April 1, 1998
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Apr 29, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Apr 1, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 1, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Calls for the United States to: (1) support an internationally supervised referendum to determine the political status of East Timor; (2) recognize the need for direct Timorese participation in United Nations (UN)-sponsored tripartite talks; and (3) work actively to realize the directives of existing UN resolutions on East Timor.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
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