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A concurrent resolution condemning the hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer and commending President Reagan and others who assisted in the apprehension of the…

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A concurrent resolution condemning the hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer and commending President Reagan and others who assisted in the apprehension of the perpetrators of such acts.

Introduced: October 16, 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 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.
Oct 28, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Arms Control, International Security and Science.
Oct 16, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 16, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the Congress: (1) condemns the hijacking of the Achille Lauro and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer; (2) commends the President and others who assisted in the apprehension of the perpetrators of such hijacking and murder; and (3) calls on all governments having jurisdiction over such matter to ensure that the individuals responsible for such hijacking and murder are prosecuted and punished. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should convene an international meeting to determine the steps which must be taken to rid the world of hijacking and the taking of hostages.

What's happening now October 28, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on International Operations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Nov 20, 1985
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Nov 20, 1985
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 217: A concurrent resolution condemning the hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer and commending President Reagan and others who assisted in the apprehension of the perpetrators of such acts.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-217/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 217: A concurrent resolution condemning the hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer and commending President Reagan and others who assisted in the apprehension of the perpetrators of such acts.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-217/.
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H. Con. Res. 217, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-217/.
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[H. Con. Res. 217: A concurrent resolution condemning the hijacking of the "Achille Lauro" and the murder of Leon Klinghoffer and commending President Reagan and others who assisted in the apprehension of the perpetrators of such acts.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HCONRES-217/)
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