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HRES 45 105th Congress House

To honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor.

Introduced: February 27, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Feb 24, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Feb 10, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Feb 10, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta (1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients) for their contributions on behalf of their oppressed people in East Timor.

Affirms support for a diplomatic solution to the conflict in East Timor based on the people's right to self-determination.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 21, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 21, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 27, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 1997
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Feb 27, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 10, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 45: To honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-45/
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"H. Res. 45: To honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-45/.
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H. Res. 45, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-45/.
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[H. Res. 45: To honor 1996 Nobel Peace Prize recipients Bishop Carlos Felipe Ximenes Belo and Jose Ramos-Horta, and to express support for the process of building a just and lasting peace in East Timor.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-45/)
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