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HCONRES 51 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999.

Introduced: February 29, 2016 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEuropeSerbia
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 Latest action May 21, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that:

  • those individuals responsible for the July 1999 murders of U.S. citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in Serbia should be brought to justice;
  • it is reprehensible that no individual has ever been found guilty for executing the Bytyqi brothers, or of any other crimes associated with their deaths, and that no individual is even facing charges for these crimes;
  • the government of Serbia and its relevant ministries and offices, including the Serbian War Crimes Prosecutor's Office, should make it a priority to investigate and prosecute as soon as possible those current or former officials believed to be responsible for their deaths; and
  • progress in resolving this case should remain a significant factor determining the further development of U.S.-Serbian relations.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Mar 1, 2016
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 29, 2016
Donovan, Daniel
· Sep 22, 2015
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 11, 2015
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 21, 2015
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 51: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-51/
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"H. Con. Res. 51: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli, Agron, and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-51/.
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H. Con. Res. 51, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-51/.
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