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Expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba.

Introduced: January 24, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.
Jan 24, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 24, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares the sense of the Congress that: (1) Congress should not interfere with normal immigration proceedings by taking any legislative measures designed to delay the reunification of Elian and Juan Gonzalez; and (2) the Immigration and Naturalization Service should proceed with its original decision to return Elian Gonzalez to his father, Juan Gonzalez, in Cuba, and take all necessary steps to reunify Elian Gonzalez with his father as soon as possible.
What's happening now July 11, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Claims.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 79 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan G…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Independent 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jan 31, 2000
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 31, 2000
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jan 31, 2000
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jan 31, 2000
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 27, 2000
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jan 27, 2000
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jan 24, 2000
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jan 24, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 240: Expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-240/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 240: Expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-240/.
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H. Con. Res. 240, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-240/.
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[H. Con. Res. 240: Expressing the sense of Congress that Elian Gonzalez should be reunited with his father, Juan Gonzalez of Cuba.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-240/)
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