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HRES 212 106th Congress House International Affairs Aggression Armed Forces and National Security Boundary disputes Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Crime and Law Enforcement Government Operations and Politics India Insurgency Military withdrawal Pakistan South Asia Sovereignty Terrorism Treaties

Expressing hope for a peaceful resolution to the situation in Kashmir.

Introduced: June 16, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 1, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Jun 16, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Jun 16, 1999
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Reaffirms: (1) the right of India and Pakistan to provide for their own domestic security; and (2) that the Line of Control must not be changed through the use of force.

Commends the restraint shown by Indian security forces in dealing with the armed insurgency.

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) all intruding forces from across the Line of Control should withdraw from the Indian side; and (2) the letter and spirit of the Lahore Declaration should be respected by all parties, namely that both governments shall refrain from intervention and interference in each other's internal affairs and reaffirm their condemnation of terrorism and their determination to combat this menace.

What's happening now September 1, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2