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Remembering and commemorating the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of their deaths at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas located in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 16, 1989.

Introduced: September 22, 2009 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Oct 21, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 21, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11542-11543)
Oct 21, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11542-11543)
Oct 21, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 761.
Oct 21, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11542-11545)
Oct 21, 2009
Ms. Watson moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Sep 22, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 22, 2009
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commemorates the lives and work of Jesuit Fathers Ignacio Ellacuria, Ignacio Martin-Baro, Segundo Montes, Amando Lopez, Juan Ramon Moreno, Joaquin Lopez y Lopez, and housekeeper Julia Elba Ramos and her daughter Celina Mariset Ramos who were executed by members of the Salvadoran Army on November 16, 1989, at the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas (UCA) in San Salvador, El Salvador.

Extends sympathy to their families, friends, colleagues, and religious communities.

Recognizes the continuing academic, spiritual, and social contributions of the UCA.

Recognizes the 28 Jesuit colleges and universities in this country for their solidarity with the UCA and annual remembrances of those killed 20 years ago.

Remembers the seminal reports by Chairman John Joseph Moakley and the Speaker's Special Task Force on El Salvador in investigating the murders.

Acknowledges the role played by the Speaker's Special Task Force, Congressman John Joseph Moakley, the Jesuit leadership of the UCA, and the Salvadoran judicial investigation and convictions in advancing negotiations to end the war.

Highlights the solidarity demonstrated by the people of this country, schools, and churches through their participation in local, national, and international events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the murders.

Recognizes that, despite significant post-war progress, the social and economic hardships which the murdered individuals dedicated their lives to alleviating persist among many sectors of Salvadoran society.

Supports public, private, nongovernmental, and religious efforts to fulfill the legacy of the murdered Jesuits by reducing poverty and hunger and promoting educational opportunity, human rights, the rule of law, and social equity for Salvadorans.

What's happening now October 21, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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