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HRES 838 109th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya until the Government of Libya has…

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of L… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya until the Government of Libya has fully met its financial commitments to the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and that the President should urge the Government of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve other outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya.

Introduced: July 20, 2006 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 24, 2006
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 Latest action May 24, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) it remains a priority for further improvement in U.S.-Libya relations that the government of Libya make a good faith effort to resolve all outstanding claims of U.S. victims of Libyan-supported terrorism; (2) the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the government of Libya until the government of Libya has met its financial commitments to each of the personal representatives of U.S. victims of Pan Am Flight 103 who accepted the settlement with the government of Libya; and (3) the President should urge the government of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve the claims of those killed or injured in the LaBelle Discotheque bombing, and all other outstanding cases of U.S. victims of Libyan-supported terror.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 3
BROWN, HENRY
· Jul 20, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 20, 2006
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Jul 20, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 19, 2006
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 15, 2006
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jun 9, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 838: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya until the Government of Libya has fully met its financial commitments to the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and that the President should urge the Government of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve other outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-838/
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"H. Res. 838: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya until the Government of Libya has fully met its financial commitments to the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and that the President should urge the Government of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve other outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-838/.
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H. Res. 838, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-838/.
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[H. Res. 838: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should not accept the credentials of any representative of the Government of Libya until the Government of Libya has fully met its financial commitments to the families of the victims of Pan Am Flight 103 and that the President should urge the Government of Libya to make a good faith effort to resolve other outstanding cases of United States victims of terrorism sponsored or supported by Libya.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HRES-838/)
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