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HCONRES 117 107th Congress House

Expressing sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of Veronica "Roni" Bowers and Charity Bowers.

Introduced: May 1, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 2, 2001
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 1, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 1, 2001
On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H1696)
May 1, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to without objection.(text: CR H1696)
May 1, 2001
Mr. Ballenger asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
May 1, 2001
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H1694-1696)
May 1, 2001
Committee on International Relations discharged.
May 1, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2001

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Conveys the sympathies of the House of Representatives to Jim and Cory Bowers and to their extended families, friends, co-workers, and fellow missionaries at the Association of Baptists for World Evangelism for the loss of Veronica "Roni" Bowers and Charity Bowers in an attack by a Peruvian Air Force fighter jet on the plane in which they were traveling.

Commends Kevin Donaldson for his heroic actions in safely landing the plane and wishes Mr. Donaldson a speedy and complete recovery from his injuries.

Encourages the Governments of the United States and Peru to work together to determine all the circumstances that led to this incident and to ensure that an incident of this kind never occurs again.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1
BALLENGER, CASS
· May 1, 2001
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 1, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 1, 2001
OSE, DOUG
· May 1, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 1, 2001
SMITH, NICK
· May 1, 2001
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 117: Expressing sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of Veronica "Roni" Bowers and Charity Bowers.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-117/
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"H. Con. Res. 117: Expressing sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of Veronica "Roni" Bowers and Charity Bowers.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-117/.
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H. Con. Res. 117, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-117/.
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[H. Con. Res. 117: Expressing sympathy to the family, friends, and co-workers of Veronica "Roni" Bowers and Charity Bowers.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HCONRES-117/)
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