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Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the…

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Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan.

Introduced: October 17, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Oct 17, 2005

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Honors the life and achievements of Dr. John Garang de Mabior.

Reaffirms the House of Representatives' commitment to a lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan, and calls for full implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement.

Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the Secretary of State with a request that the Secretary transmit it to Dr. Garang's widow, Rebecca Garang, and to the government of Southern Sudan, through the Office of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) in the District of Columbia.

What's happening now October 17, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

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Foreign Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 5

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2006

Schakowsky, Janice D.

Illinois · Sep 25, 2006

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Sep 21, 2006

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Oct 17, 2005

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Oct 17, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 496: Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-496/

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"H. Res. 496: Honoring the life and achievements of the late Dr. John Garang de Mabior and reaffirming the continued commitment of the House of Representatives to a just and lasting peace in the Republic of the Sudan.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-496/.

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H. Res. 496, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-496/.

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