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HRES 312 105th Congress House

Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air…

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Official title: Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines.

Introduced: August 5, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 2, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E560)
Nov 20, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Nov 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Nov 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 2, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E560)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one of the bells taken from the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 5, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 16, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 11, 1998
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 11, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· May 22, 1998
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Apr 21, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 21, 1998
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Nov 7, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 312: Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-312/
MLA
"H. Res. 312: Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-312/.
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H. Res. 312, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-312/.
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[H. Res. 312: Urging the President to authorize the transfer of ownership of one the bells taken from the the town of Balangiga on the island of Samar, Philippines, which are currently displayed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, to the people of the Philippines.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-312/)
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