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HCONRES 265 106th Congress House

Condemning the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians removed to Serbia at the end of the 1999 Kosova conflict and calling for their release.

Introduced: April 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Administration of criminal justiceAlbaniansCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCrime and Law Enforcement
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Detention of personsEuropeEvidence (Law)Human rightsJurisdictionKosovoLawNongovernmental organizationsPolitical prisonersPrisonersPrisoners' rightsSerbiaUnited NationsYugoslavia
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This resolution expired with the 106th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 24, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Mar 6, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 6, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 24, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Serbian and Yugoslav Governments should account for all Kosovar Albanians held in their prisons and treat them in accordance with all applicable international standards; (2) the International Committee of the Red Cross should be given access to all Kosovar Albanians held in Serbian and Yugoslav prisons; (3) all Kosovar Albanians now held in Serbian or Yugoslav prisons should be released and any evidence against them turned over to the United Nations (UN) Interim Administration Mission in Kosova for legal processing; and (4) the UN Security Council should condemn the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians in Serbian and Yugoslav prisons and call for their return to Kosova.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 13, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 6, 2000
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 6, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 6, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2000
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 265: Condemning the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians removed to Serbia at the end of the 1999 Kosova conflict and calling for their release.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-265/
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"H. Con. Res. 265: Condemning the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians removed to Serbia at the end of the 1999 Kosova conflict and calling for their release.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-265/.
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H. Con. Res. 265, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-265/.
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[H. Con. Res. 265: Condemning the continued detention of Kosovar Albanians removed to Serbia at the end of the 1999 Kosova conflict and calling for their release.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-265/)
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