Skip to main content
HCONRES 175 99th Congress House International Affairs Apartheid Armed Forces and National Security Immigration Right of asylum South Africa

A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to grant asylum to those individuals who seek asylum in the United States rather than serve in the South African armed forces in support of…

Show full title

A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to grant asylum to those individuals who seek asylum in the United States rather than serve in the South African armed forces in support of apartheid.

Introduced: July 11, 1985 See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This resolution expired with the 99th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, so it is no longer active.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 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Jul 17, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.
Jul 11, 1985
Introduced in House
Jul 11, 1985
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Calls upon the President to grant asylum in the United States to individuals who do not want to serve in the armed forces of South Africa because of the policy of apartheid.

What's happening now July 17, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and International Law.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 25, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jul 18, 1985
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 175: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to grant asylum to those individuals who seek asylum in the United States rather than serve in the South African armed forces in support of apartheid.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-175/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 175: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to grant asylum to those individuals who seek asylum in the United States rather than serve in the South African armed forces in support of apartheid.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-175/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Con. Res. 175, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-175/.
Markdown link
[H. Con. Res. 175: A concurrent resolution calling upon the President to grant asylum to those individuals who seek asylum in the United States rather than serve in the South African armed forces in support of apartheid.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-175/)
Report a problem