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HJRES 228 99th Congress House International Affairs Apartheid Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues South Africa Violence

A joint resolution condemning the violence of apartheid in South Africa and requesting an investigation by the Secretary of State.

Introduced: April 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 2, 1985
For Further Action See S.J.Res.96.
Apr 30, 1985
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Apr 30, 1985
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 12, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Apr 3, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Endorses the statements of the Secretary of State that: (1) the system of apartheid in South Africa is "totally repugnant to the people of the United States"; (2) the most recent killings "underline how evil and unacceptable apartheid is"; and (3) the most recent act of violence of the South African police is "deplorable and the people of the United States have nothing except denunciation to say for it."

Requests the Secretary to conduct an independent investigation of the violence in the Eastern Cape area of South Africa between March 21 and March 24, 1985, and to submit a report to the Congress by April 30, 1985, on the circumstances relating to the violence.

What's happening now May 2, 1985

For Further Action See S.J.Res.96.

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  • SJRES 96 Related bill A joint resolution condemning the violence of apartheid in South Africa and requesting an investigation by the Secretar…
 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 5, 1985
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Apr 3, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 228: A joint resolution condemning the violence of apartheid in South Africa and requesting an investigation by the Secretary of State.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-228/
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"H.J. Res. 228: A joint resolution condemning the violence of apartheid in South Africa and requesting an investigation by the Secretary of State.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-228/.
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H.J. Res. 228, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HJRES-228/.
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