HRES 561
105th Congress
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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
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In committee
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To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Oct 1, 1998
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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