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HCONRES 293 97th Congress House International Affairs Central America

A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that activities designed to destabilize or overthrow the government of any nation in Central America are inappropriate, and that…

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A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that activities designed to destabilize or overthrow the government of any nation in Central America are inappropriate, and that outstanding grievances between different nations of the region should be resolved through peaceful negotiations.

Introduced: March 16, 1982 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Mar 31, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Mar 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Inter-American Affairs.
Mar 24, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Mar 16, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 16, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should not encourage or support efforts to destabilize or overthrow the government of any Central American nation; (2) other nations in the region should not engage in such activities; and (3) all interested parties should encourage a peaceful resolution of conflicts in the region.

What's happening now March 31, 1982

Executive Comment Requested from State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Sep 8, 1982
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 6, 1982
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 293: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that activities designed to destabilize or overthrow the government of any nation in Central America are inappropriate, and that outstanding grievances between different nations of the region should be resolved through peaceful negotiations.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-293/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 293: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that activities designed to destabilize or overthrow the government of any nation in Central America are inappropriate, and that outstanding grievances between different nations of the region should be resolved through peaceful negotiations.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-293/.
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H. Con. Res. 293, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-293/.
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[H. Con. Res. 293: A concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that activities designed to destabilize or overthrow the government of any nation in Central America are inappropriate, and that outstanding grievances between different nations of the region should be resolved through peaceful negotiations.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-293/)
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