HJRES 353 98th Congress House International Affairs Airlines Airspace (Law) Aviation Aviation safety Claims Government liability Government liability (International law) International agencies International cooperation South Korea U.S.S.R.

A joint resolution condemning the Soviet criminal destruction of the Korean civilian airliner.

Introduced: September 13, 1983 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 28, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-98.

Sep 28, 1983

Signed by President.

Sep 19, 1983

Presented to President.

Sep 19, 1983

Measure Signed in Senate.

Sep 15, 1983

Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 253.

Sep 15, 1983

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 95-0. Record Vote No: 253.

Sep 15, 1983

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.

Sep 15, 1983

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Sep 14, 1983

Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 416 - 0 (Record Vote No: 337).

Sep 14, 1983

Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 416 - 0 (Record Vote No: 337).

Sep 14, 1983

Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 14, 1983

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 13, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sep 13, 1983

Introduced in House

Amendments to this bill 6

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 5 pending / other

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 2,140	—	To encourage a more humane policy by the Soviet government toward Jews and others wishing to emigrate.	Withdrawn	Sep 15, 1983
SAMDT 2,139	—	To discontinue all exports of agricultural commodities to the Soviet Union until such time as the Soviet Gove…	Withdrawn	Sep 15, 1983
SAMDT 2,138	—	—	Withdrawn	Sep 15, 1983
SAMDT 2,137	—	To urge the President to negotiate with the United States allies to reduce the credits available to the Sovie…	Withdrawn	Sep 15, 1983
SAMDT 2,136	—	To prohibit the issuance of any license for the export to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics of any refi…	Withdrawn	Sep 15, 1983
SAMDT 2,135	—	To express the sense of the Congress that the President should take certain actions with respect to relations…	Agreed to	Sep 15, 1983

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States that the United States: (1) condemns the Soviet destruction of Korean Air Lines flight 7; (2) calls for an explanation from the Soviets; (3) extends its sympathies to the families who lost loved ones and supports their rights to obtain reparations from the Soviets; (4) calls on the Soviets to assist in the recovery of the remains of the victims; (5) calls for an international investigation by the International Civil Aviation Organization; (6) declares its intention to demand that the Soviets modify their air defense procedures to assure the safety of commercial airliners; (7) finds that this incident will make it difficult for the U.S. and other nations to accept the Soviets as responsible members of the international community; and (8) urges our allies and other nations to cooperate with specified demands on the Soviets.

What's happening now September 28, 1983

Became Public Law No: 98-98.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 3

Hoyer, Steny H.

Maryland · Sep 14, 1983

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Sep 14, 1983

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Sep 13, 1983

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