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Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime.

Introduced: February 25, 2008 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Commemorates the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down by the Cuban regime of two unarmed civilian aircraft flown by the Brothers to the Rescue.

Condemns the shooting down of such aircraft and the murders of Armando Alejandre, Jr., Mario de la Pena, Carlos Costa, and Pablo Morales.

Recognizes the efforts of those working to bring international attention to this tragedy.

What's happening now February 25, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 4
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 28, 2008
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 28, 2008
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Feb 25, 2008
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 25, 2008
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 25, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 25, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 995: Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-995/
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"H. Res. 995: Commemorating the 12th anniversary of the 1996 shooting down of 2 unarmed Brothers to the Rescue civilian aircraft, licensed by the United States, by the Cuban regime.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-995/.
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H. Res. 995, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HRES-995/.
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