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HCONRES 212 99th Congress House International Affairs Afghanistan Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Freedom of the press Homicide Reporters and reporting Treaties U.S.S.R. War casualties

A concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the Soviet Union for the killing of Charles Thornton, an American journalist working in Afghanistan.

Introduced: October 10, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.
Oct 18, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Oct 10, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 10, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress: (1) condemns the Government of the Soviet Union for the killing of Charles Thornton (an American journalist in Afghanistan) in violation of Protocol I (a treaty relating to the protection of victims of international armed conflict); and (2) calls upon such government to abide by the terms of such treaty, including provisions that protect journalists working in areas subject to armed conflict.

What's happening now October 18, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Nov 21, 1985
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Nov 12, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 212: A concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the Soviet Union for the killing of Charles Thornton, an American journalist working in Afghanistan.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-212/
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"H. Con. Res. 212: A concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the Soviet Union for the killing of Charles Thornton, an American journalist working in Afghanistan.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-212/.
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H. Con. Res. 212, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-212/.
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[H. Con. Res. 212: A concurrent resolution condemning the Government of the Soviet Union for the killing of Charles Thornton, an American journalist working in Afghanistan.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-212/)
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