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HRES 596 108th Congress House

Condemning ethnic violence in Kosovo.

Introduced: April 2, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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 Latest action April 2, 2004

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that the Senate: (1) urges all people in Kosovo to immediately stop the violence that begun on March 17, 2004, end the destruction of homes, churches, and other cultural and religious sites, and cooperate with North Atlantic Treaty Organization's Kosovo Force (KFOR), the United Nations Interim Administration in Kosovo (UNMIK), and the Kosovo Police in identifying for prosecution the perpetrators of violence and property destruction; (2) expresses its deep condolences to the families of those who have been killed in the recent violence; (3) condemns the destruction of personal and religious property in Kosovo; (4) urges political leaders to take action to allow the more than 4,000 Kosovo Serbs and other minorities displaced during the violence to return to their communities; (5) encourages all political leaders in Kosovo to renounce the use of violence, and to proceed with efforts to establish a peaceful, multiethnic society; (6) recommends that the United Nations review the structure of UNMIK; and (7) urges reinvigoration of Belgrade-Pristina dialogue toward establishment of an environment guaranteeing freedom of movement and human rights in Kosovo.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 596: Condemning ethnic violence in Kosovo.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-596/
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