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HCONRES 281 105th Congress House International Affairs Administration of justice Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Democracy East Asia Government Operations and Politics Human rights Indonesia Law Negotiations Political crimes Political participation Political parties Political prisoners

Expressing the sense of Congress that Indonesia completes a transition to a democratically elected, non-military government.

Introduced: May 22, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should support a complete transition that will lead immediately to a democratically elected, nonmilitary government in Indonesia and that includes: (1) the release of political prisoners; (2) legalization of political organizing activities; (3) international monitoring of human rights conditions; (4) a roundtable for all party discussions; (5) a transitional government of national unity; (6) democratic elections; (7) a truth commission to address past political crimes; and (8) recognition that past injustices require redress.

What's happening now May 22, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 22, 1998
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 22, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 281: Expressing the sense of Congress that Indonesia completes a transition to a democratically elected, non-military government.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-281/
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"H. Con. Res. 281: Expressing the sense of Congress that Indonesia completes a transition to a democratically elected, non-military government.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-281/.
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H. Con. Res. 281, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HCONRES-281/.
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