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HCONRES 122 98th Congress House International Affairs Apartheid Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Immigration Passports South Africa

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Republic of South Africa should cease its "blackspot" policy of removing black South Africans from their ancestral land and relocating them.

Introduced: May 5, 1983 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1984
Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 65 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1984
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 65 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1984
Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause and substituted the language of S.CON.RES. 65 amended.
Oct 3, 1984
Measure laid before Senate.
Sep 20, 1984
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1217.
Sep 20, 1984
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 19, 1984
Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sep 18, 1984
Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1984
Passed/agreed to in House: Resolution Agreed to in House by Voice Vote.
Sep 18, 1984
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Aug 1, 1984
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Aug 1, 1984
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 1, 1984
Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations Discharged.
Apr 10, 1984
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 10, 1984
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 10, 1984
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 12, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
May 12, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
May 5, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
May 5, 1983
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the Republic of South Africa should comply with international human rights agreements by ending its "black-spot" policy and by allowing forcibly relocated South Africans to return to ancestral lands; (2) U.S. nonrecognition of South African "homeland" sovereignty should continue; (3) travel to the United States should be denied to "homeland" officials who seek to enter this country under "homelands" visas; and (4) the President should send a copy of this resolution to the Republic of South Africa.

What's happening now October 3, 1984

Resolution agreed to in Senate in lieu of S.CON.RES. 65 with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Voice Vote.

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