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HCONRES 98 97th Congress House International Affairs Apartheid Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues South Africa

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not invite officials of the Republic of South Africa to visit until apartheid is ended.

Introduced: March 24, 1981 See on congress.gov
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This resolution expired with the 97th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 97th Congress (1981–1982) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Apr 20, 1981
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Apr 3, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Mar 24, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Mar 24, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that high level officials of South Africa should not be invited to visit the United States until South Africa abandons its policy of apartheid and commits itself to granting social justice and participation in the political process to all South Africans.

What's happening now April 20, 1981

Executive Comment Requested from State.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 24, 1981
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 98: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not invite officials of the Republic of South Africa to visit until apartheid is ended.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-98/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 98: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not invite officials of the Republic of South Africa to visit until apartheid is ended.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-98/.
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H. Con. Res. 98, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-98/.
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[H. Con. Res. 98: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should not invite officials of the Republic of South Africa to visit until apartheid is ended.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HCONRES-98/)
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