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HCONRES 180 106th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Amnesties Clinton Administration Government Operations and Politics International Affairs Minorities National liberation movements Presidential pardons Puerto Ricans Puerto Rico Sentences (Criminal procedure) Terrorism

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not have granted clemency to terrorists.

Introduced: September 8, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Sep 29, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Sep 13, 1999
Received in the Senate.
Sep 9, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 9, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 311 - 41, 72 Present (Roll no. 398).
Sep 9, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 180.
Sep 9, 1999
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Sep 9, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8012-8020)
Sep 9, 1999
Mr. Pease moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Sep 8, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 8, 1999
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Sep 9, 1999 House · vote #398 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended Passed 311–41 See who voted →
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that making concessions to terrorists is deplorable and that President Clinton should not have offered or granted clemency to the FALN (Armed Forces of National Liberation) terrorists.
What's happening now September 29, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Sep 8, 1999
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 8, 1999
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 8, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 180: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not have granted clemency to terrorists.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-180/
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"H. Con. Res. 180: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should not have granted clemency to terrorists.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-180/.
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H. Con. Res. 180, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-180/.
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