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HRES 462 99th Congress House International Affairs Anniversaries Apartheid Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commemorations South Africa

A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the continuing acts of oppression of the South African Government, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 1986 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jun 13, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Jun 13, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jun 4, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 4, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that: (1) the U.S. people should honor, on the 10th anniversary of the Soweto demonstration, the memory of the children of Soweto who sacrificed their lives in the struggle against apartheid in South Africa; and (2) the House of Representatives is concerned about the continued acts of oppression by the South African Government against black South Africans.

What's happening now June 13, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 11, 1986
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 462: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the continuing acts of oppression of the South African Government, and for other purposes.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-462/
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"H. Res. 462: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the continuing acts of oppression of the South African Government, and for other purposes.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-462/.
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H. Res. 462, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-462/.
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[H. Res. 462: A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the continuing acts of oppression of the South African Government, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HRES-462/)
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