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Concerning the crisis in Kosovo and calling for NATO agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces attacking civilian populations in Kosovo.

Introduced: October 1, 1998 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) immediately seek North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces attacking civilian populations in Kosovo; and (2) strongly urge the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to pursue investigations of the assault taking place in Kosovo for prosecution as war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide.

What's happening now October 1, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 1, 1998
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 1, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 561: Concerning the crisis in Kosovo and calling for NATO agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces attacking civilian populations in Kosovo.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-561/
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"H. Res. 561: Concerning the crisis in Kosovo and calling for NATO agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces attacking civilian populations in Kosovo.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-561/.
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H. Res. 561, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HRES-561/.
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