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HRES 469 105th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Central AmericaDisaster reliefEmergency ManagementFire preventionForest firesInternational cooperationInternational reliefLatin AmericaMexicoNegotiationsNew MexicoTexasTreaties
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Aug 3, 1998
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Aug 3, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 3, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 3, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 3, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Aug 3, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6909-6912)
Aug 3, 1998
Mr. Bereuter moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Jul 21, 1998
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Jul 21, 1998
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 11, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 11, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 3, 1998

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should initiate negotiations with Mexico to come to a mutually beneficial agreement as soon as possible addressing the concerns of both countries in suppressing fires occurring along the border between the two countries.

 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 2
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 25, 1998
LAMPSON, NICK
· Jun 25, 1998
FROST, MARTIN
· Jun 11, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Jun 11, 1998
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 11, 1998
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jun 11, 1998
TURNER, JIM
· Jun 11, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 469: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-469/
MLA
"H. Res. 469: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding assistance to Mexico to combat wildfires, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-469/.
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H. Res. 469, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-469/.
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