HRES 183 106th Congress House International Affairs Africa (Sub-Saharan) Air force Aviation safety Europe Germany Government liability (International law) International claims Liability for aircraft accidents Military aviation Namibia Transport aircraft Transportation and Public Works

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States against the Government of Germany with respect to the deaths of members of the…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States against the Government of Germany with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the collision off the coast of Namibia of a German Luftwaffe aircraft with a United States Air Force aircraft on September 13, 1997.

Introduced: May 19, 1999 See on congress.gov

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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

May 19, 1999

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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the German Government should promptly agree to a fair settlement with, and promptly make payments under that settlement to, the families of the members of the U.S. Air Force killed in a collision between a U.S. Air Force C-141 Starlifter aircraft and a German Luftwaffe Tupelov TU-154M aircraft off the coast of Namibia on September 13, 1997.

What's happening now May 19, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 3

Graham, Lindsey

South Carolina · Jun 16, 1999

Wicker, Roger F.

Mississippi · Jun 8, 1999

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · May 19, 1999

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 183: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States against the Government of Germany with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the collision off the coast of Namibia of a German Luftwaffe aircraft with a United States Air Force aircraft on September 13, 1997.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-183/

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"H. Res. 183: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States against the Government of Germany with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the collision off the coast of Namibia of a German Luftwaffe aircraft with a United States Air Force aircraft on September 13, 1997.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-183/.

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H. Res. 183, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-183/.

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[H. Res. 183: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the settlement of claims of citizens of the United States against the Government of Germany with respect to the deaths of members of the United States Air Force resulting from the collision off the coast of Namibia of a German Luftwaffe aircraft with a United States Air Force aircraft on September 13, 1997.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HRES-183/)