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HCONRES 309 105th Congress House

Condemning the forced abduction of Ugandan children and their use as soldiers.

Introduced: July 29, 1998 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan)AggressionArmed Forces and National SecurityChild abuse
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Child welfareChildren's rightsCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCivil WarCivil-military relationsCompulsory military serviceCrime and Law EnforcementDiplomacyDiplomatsFamiliesHuman rightsKidnappingMilitary personnelNongovernmental organizationsRehabilitationSudanUgandaUnited Nations
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 9, 1998
Received in the Senate.
Oct 8, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 8, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 8, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 8, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 8, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10183-10185)
Oct 8, 1998
Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Oct 2, 1998
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 2, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 24, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jul 24, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 9, 1998

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns the abduction of children by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in Northern Uganda and calls for the immediate release of all LRA child captives; (2) urges Olara Otunnu, the United Nations Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, to take appropriate measures to resolve the LRA problem; (3) encourages the U.N. Committee on the Rights of the Child to investigate the situation; (4) calls on the Al-Bashir government to cease supporting the LRA in the abductions and kidnapping of children in Northern Uganda; (5) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to support efforts to end the abduction of children by the LRA and obtain their release; (6) asks the President to provide more support to U.N. agencies and nongovernmental organizations working to rehabilitate former child soldiers and reintegrate them into society; and (7) encourages the President to appoint a Special Humanitarian envoy for Sudan.

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