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Commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant…

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Official title: Commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

Introduced: May 4, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 4, 1999
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
May 4, 1999
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 4, 1999
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
May 4, 1999
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
May 4, 1999
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 156.
May 4, 1999
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2601-2608)
May 4, 1999
Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
May 3, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 3, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 4, 1999

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) commends the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., for securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales and Staff Sergeants Andrew Ramirez and Christopher Stone from captivity in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; and (2) joins with the people of the United States in celebrating their return to freedom.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 4, 1999
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 4, 1999
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 4, 1999
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 4, 1999
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 4, 1999
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 4, 1999
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 4, 1999
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 4, 1999
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 4, 1999
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 4, 1999
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 156: Commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-156/
MLA
"H. Res. 156: Commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-156/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 156, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-156/.
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[H. Res. 156: Commending the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. on securing the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales of Huntsville, Texas, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez of Los Angeles, California, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone of Smiths Creek, Michigan, from captivity in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-156/)
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