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SRES 135 106th Congress Senate

A resolution calling for the immediate release of the three humanitarian workers in Yugoslavia.

Introduced: July 1, 1999 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 1, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 1, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8144)
Jul 1, 1999
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 Latest action July 1, 1999

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the U.S. Government and the United Nations to undertake efforts to secure the release of Branko Jelen, Steve Pratt, and Peter Wallace, three humanitarian workers employed in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia by CARE International. Calls upon the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia to send a positive signal to the international humanitarian community and to give these workers their freedom without further delay.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 135: A resolution calling for the immediate release of the three humanitarian workers in Yugoslavia.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-135/
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"S. Res. 135: A resolution calling for the immediate release of the three humanitarian workers in Yugoslavia.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-135/.
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S. Res. 135, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-SRES-135/.
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