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Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic…

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Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.

Introduced: May 16, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
May 24, 2005
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
May 23, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 23, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3735-3737)
May 23, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3735)
May 23, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 153.
May 23, 2005
Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
May 23, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3735)
May 18, 2005
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2005
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 18, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 18, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 16, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia.
May 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 16, 2005
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Welcomes the first democratically-elected President of Afghanistan, His Excellency Hamid Karzai, as an honored guest and friend upon his May 2005 visit to the United States.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) a democratic and prosperous Afghanistan is a vital U.S. security interest; and (2) a strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan should continue to be a primary objective of both countries.

What's happening now May 24, 2005

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 2 Republican 5
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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 17, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· May 17, 2005
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · May 17, 2005
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 17, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · May 16, 2005
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 16, 2005
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 16, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 153: Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-153/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 153: Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-153/.
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H. Con. Res. 153, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-153/.
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[H. Con. Res. 153: Welcoming His Excellency Hamid Karzai, the President of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his visit to the United States in May 2005 and expressing support for a strong and enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Afghanistan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HCONRES-153/)
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