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HCONRES 208 99th Congress House International Affairs Courts and Civil Procedure International courts International law Jurisdiction United Nations

A concurrent resolution deploring the intention of the United States to withdraw from the compulsory jurisdiction of the World Court.

Introduced: October 7, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 7, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 7, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress deplores the President's notification to the U.N. Secretary General that the United States is withdrawing from the compulsory jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, and reaffirms its support for the international rule of law and the role of the Court.

What's happening now October 18, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Dec 4, 1985
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 24, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 208: A concurrent resolution deploring the intention of the United States to withdraw from the compulsory jurisdiction of the World Court.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-208/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 208: A concurrent resolution deploring the intention of the United States to withdraw from the compulsory jurisdiction of the World Court.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-208/.
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H. Con. Res. 208, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-208/.
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[H. Con. Res. 208: A concurrent resolution deploring the intention of the United States to withdraw from the compulsory jurisdiction of the World Court.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-208/)
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