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HRES 159 112th Congress House

Condemning al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa.

Introduced: March 31, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 29, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
Mar 9, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 9, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 29, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 345 Identical bill Condemning al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2011
Campbell, John
· Mar 9, 2011
King, Steve
· Mar 9, 2011
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Mar 9, 2011
Shuler, Heath
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 9, 2011
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 159: Condemning al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-159/
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"H. Res. 159: Condemning al Shabaab for its practice of child conscription in the Horn of Africa.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-159/.
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H. Res. 159, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HRES-159/.
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