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HRES 172 109th Congress House

Expressing the condemnation of the House of Representatives on the one year anniversary of ethnic violence in Kosovo that occurred on March 17 and 18, 2004, and expressing condolences to the families…

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Official title: Expressing the condemnation of the House of Representatives on the one year anniversary of ethnic violence in Kosovo that occurred on March 17 and 18, 2004, and expressing condolences to the families of individuals who were killed or injured.

Introduced: May 4, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 7, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 7, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and Emerging Threats.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) expresses condemnation of ethnic violence which occurred in Kosovo on March 17 and 18, 2004, and its deep condolences to the families of individuals who were killed or injured in last year’s violence; (2) condemns the use of ethnic violence as a form of terrorism to achieve political ends; and (3) encourages all political leaders in Kosovo and Serbia and Montenegro to renounce the use of violence and proceed with efforts to establish a secure, peaceful, multiethnic, and stable society which protects the rights of all people and those internally displaced, who have the right to return to their homes and villages.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Bean, Melissa
· Jul 29, 2005
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 4, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 12, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 172: Expressing the condemnation of the House of Representatives on the one year anniversary of ethnic violence in Kosovo that occurred on March 17 and 18, 2004, and expressing condolences to the families of individuals who were killed or injured.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-172/
MLA
"H. Res. 172: Expressing the condemnation of the House of Representatives on the one year anniversary of ethnic violence in Kosovo that occurred on March 17 and 18, 2004, and expressing condolences to the families of individuals who were killed or injured.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-172/.
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H. Res. 172, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-172/.
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[H. Res. 172: Expressing the condemnation of the House of Representatives on the one year anniversary of ethnic violence in Kosovo that occurred on March 17 and 18, 2004, and expressing condolences to the families of individuals who were killed or injured.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-172/)
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