16. Refugee Crisis in Southeast Asia-H. Res. 321 (by Mr. Wolff, for himself, and Representatives Diggs, Goodling, Guyer, Hall of Ohio, Mica, Pritchard, Solarz, and Yatron) The purpose of House Resolution 321 was to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should call upon the Secretary General of the United Nations to convene immediately an emergency session of the General Assembly to deal with the refugee crisis in Southeast Asia. On June 13, 1979, the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs considered a draft resolution and approved the measure for full committee action prior to introduction. House Resolution 316 was considered by the full committee on June 15, 1979 and ordered favorably reported by a vote of 33 yeas to 0 nays. On June 18, 1979, a clean resolution, House Resolution 321, was sent to the desk of the House: called up by unanimous consent and subsequently passed by a vote of 336 yeas to 0 nays. Legislative history June 13, 1979-H. Res. 316. Draft resolution considered in open session by Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and approved for full committee action prior to introduction. June 15, 1979-Considered in open markup session by full committee, amended, and ordered favorably reported by a vote of 33 yeas to O nays. June 18, 1979-H. Res. 321 Called up in House by unanimous consent and subsequently passed by a vote of 336 yeas to 0 nays. 17. Welcome to Pope John Paul II-H. Res. 412 (by Mr. Mazzoli, for himself, and Representatives Nolan, Russo, Bailey, Kramer, Kindness, Bereuter, Fauntroy, Lungren, Lee, Flood, Traxler, Jacobs, Kemp, Yatron, Frost, Holt, Young of Missouri, Neal, Mitchell of Maryland, Hance, Hinson, Atkinson, Boggs, Lent, Benjamin, Panetta, Matsui, Mottl, Gradison, Forsythe, Leach of Iowa, Cavanaugh, Dougherty, Royer, Wolff, Mitchell of New York, Quayle, Gudger, LaFalce, Blanchard, Alexander, Anderson of California, Tauke, Wylie, Murphy of Pennsylvania, Rangel, Derwinski, O'Brien, Corrada, Solarz, D'Amours, Fithian, Kazen, Rinaldo, Erdahl, Markey, Annunzio, Patten, Brodhead, Guarini, Barnes, Hyde, Donnelly, Rodino, Lagomarsino, Duncan of Oregon, Leach of Louisiana, Walgren, Corcoran, Giaimo, Kogovsek, Patterson, Roth of Wisconsin, Whitehurst, Scheuer, Mathis, Boner of Tennessee, Coelho, Clausen, Pepper, Lott, Glickman, Nowak, Burgener, Frenzel, Hughes, Jeffords, Van Deerlin, Obey, Fenwick, Brademas, McEwen, Moakley, and Vento) House Resolution 412 was a resolution of welcome for Pope John Paul II upon his visit to the United States in October 1979. The resolution proclaimed Pope John Paul II as a moral leader, and an advocate for world peace and disarmament. The committee was discharged from further consideration by unanimous consent on September 27, 1979 and House Resolution 412 passed the House by voice vote on the same day. Legislative history Sept. 27, 1979-Committee discharged from further consideration by 18. Calling for an International Humanitarian Relief Program for the People of Cambodia-H. Res. 431 (by Mr. Wolff, for himself, and Representatives Mica, Yatron, Solarz, Guyer, Pritchard, and Goodling) The purpose of House Resolution 431 was to express the sense of the House that the President should direct the United States Ambassador to the United Nations to seek an emergency agenda item before the General Assembly to inaugurate an emergency food and medical relief program for the people of Cambodia. This program would be carried out by recognized international relief organizations, under United Nations sponsorship with the full financial support of the member nations, and the full cooperation of the authorities in Phnom Penh, and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. House Resolution 431 was considered in draft form by the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs on September 26, 1979, and a clean resolution was approved for full committee action by a vote of 7 ayes to 0 nays. On September 27, 1979, the committee was discharged from further consideration by unanimous consent and the measure was approved on the House floor by voice vote. Legislative history Sept. 26, 1979-Draft resolution considered in open markup session by Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs, and clean resolution approved for full committee action by a vote of 7 yeas to 0 nays. Sept. 27, 1979-Committee discharged from further consideration by unanimous consent. Sept. 27, 1979-Passed House by voice vote. 19. Condemning the Use of Chemical Agents in Indochina—H. Res. 512 (by Mr. Wolff, for himself, and Representatives Leach of Iowa, Bonker, Pritchard, Derwinski, Oberstar, Dodd, Beilenson, Stark, Whitehurst, Bedell, McDonald, Barnes, Bonior of Michigan, McCloskey, Scheuer, Hughes, Dougherty, Lagomarsino, AuCoin, Gilman, Neal, Whittaker, Edwards of Oklahoma, Pease, Fenwick, McHugh, Mitchell of Maryland, Green, Dicks, Panetta, Tauke, Kramer, Thompson, Daschle, Frenzel, Albosta, Fazio, Bingham, Solarz, Pepper, Ottinger, Carney, Lowry, Aspin, Hall of Ohio, and Mica) House Resolution 512 condemned the use of lethal chemical agents in Indochina. It also expressed the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should direct the U.S. delegation to the U.N. Committee on Disarmament to express strong concern over this situation. The resolution came in response to the increasing evidence that since 1976, the Hmong hill tribes of Laos have been the victims of the use of lethal chemical agents, and that thousands have died from this practice. The committee was discharged from consideration by unanimous consent on December 20, 1979, and that same day, the measure passed the House by a vote of 378 yeas to 1 nay. Legislative history Dec. 20, 1979 Committee discharged from consideration by unanimous consent. Dec. 20, 1979-Passed House by a vote of 378 yeas to 1 nay. 20. Relating to the Immediate, Safe, and Unconditional Release of United States Personnel in Iran-H. Res. 493 (by Mr. Zablocki, for himself, and Representatives O'Neill, Rhodes, Wright, Michel, Brademas, Devine, Foley, Broomfield, and Rostenkowski) The purpose of House Resolution 493 was to express the sense of the House of Representatives that there must be an immediate, safe, and unconditional release of all U.S. personnel held in Iran. In addition, the resolution called upon the Security Council of the United Nations to take all measures necessary to secure the release of all U.S. personnel held hostage in Iran. On November 28, 1979, House Resolution 493 was called up for immediate consideration by the House (without committee referral) under unanimous consent and agreed to by a recorded vote of 386 yeas to 0 nays. Legislative history Nov. 28, 1979-Called up for immediate consideration by House (without committee referral) under unanimous consent and agreed to by a vote of 386 yeas to 0 nays. B. 1980 1. 1980 Summer Olympic Games-H. Con. Res. 249 (by Mr. Zablocki, for himself, and Representatives Wright, Brademas, Rostenkowski, Fountain, Fascell, Diggs, Rosenthal, Bingham, Solarz, Ireland, Pease, Mica, Barnes, Wolpe, Bowen, Dodd, Minish, Cavanaugh, Rinaldo, Annunzio, Mottl, Broomfield, Derwinski, Findley, Buchanan, Winn, Gilman, Guyer, Lagomarsino, Fenwick, Quayle, Gray, Bauman, D'Amours, Young of Missouri, and Matsui) House Concurrent Resolution 249 urged the U.S. Olympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee to honor the request of the President of the United States regarding the 1980 Summer Olympic Games. Following the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the President wrote the U.S. Öympic Committee requesting the committee to initiate the following actions: first, that if Soviet troops were not withdrawn from Afghanistan within one month, the U.S. Olympic Committee should propose to the International Olympic Committee that the 1980 Summer Games should be relocated outside the Soviet Union or cancelled; and second, that if such a proposal was rejected by the International Olympic Committee, the U.S. Olympic Committee and Olympic committees of other countries not participate in the Moscow games but rather conduct alternate games of their own. House Concurrent Resolution 249 was considered in open markup session by the full committee on January 23, 1980, and ordered favorably reported by voice vote. On January 24th, the measure passed the House, with an amended title, by a vote of 386 yeas to 12 nays. The Senate considered the concurrent resolution on January 28, 1980 and on the 29th, House Concurrent Resolution 249 passed the Senate by a vote of 88 yeas to 4 nays, after being amended to ontain the language of Senate companion measure, Senate Concurent Resolution 70, as amended. Legislative history Jan. 23, 1980-Considered in open markup session by full committee and ordered favorably reported by voice vote after agreeing to amend the title. Jan. 23, 1980-Rule requested. Jan. 24, 1980-Hearing on request for rule. Rule granted. H. Res. 534. Jan. 24, 1980-Passed House, as amended, by a vote of 386 yeas to 12 Jan. 28, 1980-Considered in Senate. Jan. 29, 1980-Passed Senate by a vote of 88 yeas to 4 nays, after being amended to contain the language of Senate companion measure, S. Con. Res. 70, as amended. 2. Andrei Sakharov-H. Con. Res. 272 (by Mr. Bonker, for himself, and Representatives Fenwick, Fascell, Albosta, Wolff, Maguire, Zablocki, Fountain, Diggs, Rosenthal, Hamilton, Bingham, Yatron, Solarz, Studds, Ireland, Pease, Mica, Barnes, Gray, Hall of Ohio, Wolpe, Bowen, Fithian, Broomfield, Derwinski, Findley, Buchanan, Winn, Gilman, Guyer, Lagomarsino, Goodling, Pritchard, Quayle, Wright, Dodd, Biaggi, McKinney, Ambro, Donnelly, Skelton, Roe, Giaimo, Blanchard, Peyser, Leach of Louisiana, Downey, Lent, Levitas, Ottinger, Stack, Traxler, Evans of Delaware, Frost, LaFalce, Mitchell of Maryland, Yates, Harris, Waxman, Won Pat, Burgener, Lungren, Scheuer, D'Amours, Oberstar, Young of Alaska, Kostmayer, Chisholm, Coelho, Goldwater of California, Boland, Moakley, Fish, Pepper, Kildee, Lehman, Brodhead, Courter, Garcia, Anderson of Illinois, and Glickman. The purpose of House Concurrent Resolution 272 was to express the sense of the Congress that the President should protest, in the strongest terms, the exile of Andrei Sakharov and the continued suppression of human rights in the Soviet Union. The concurrent resolution also urged the President to call upon all other signatory nations of the Helsinki Final Act to join in such protests and to take actions against the Soviet Union, including refusal to participate in the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and suspension of appropriate trade, economic and commercial activities with the Soviet Union, or other applicable action. On February 4, 1980, House Concurrent Resolution 265 was considered in open session by the full committee and agreed to by voice vote. An agreement was reached to introduce a clean resolution for floor consideration. The committee was discharged from further consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 272 by unanimous consent on February 5, 1980, and the measure was passed by the House by a vote of 402 yeas to 0 nays on that same day. On February 6, 1980, House Concurrent Resolution 272 was referred to the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, and on the 7th was considered in open markup session by the Senate committee and ordered favorably reported. The measure passed the Senate by a vote of 91 yeas to 0 nays on February 19, 1980. Legislative history Feb. 5, 1980-Committee discharged from consideration by unanimous consent. Feb. 5, 1980-Passed House by a vote of 402 yeas to 0 nays. Feb. 6, 1980-Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Feb. 8, 1980-Reported by Senate committee without written report. 3. International Presence in Refugee Encampments S. Con. Res. 72 (H. Con. Res. 2/4) (by Mr. Levin, for himself, and Senators Hayakawa, Baucus, Danforth, Sasser, Glenn, McGovern, Lugar, Church, and Javits) Senate Concurrent Resolution 72 expressed the sense of the Congress that the President should request the United Nations to establish an international presence in the refugee encampments on the border between Thailand and Kampuchea, in order to promote security and stability in the encampments and to improve the distribution of food and medical assistance in the camps. In addition, the concurrent resolution stressed that such assistance would be based solely on humanitarian purposes, and encouraged all nations in the nations in the region to respect the use of the border area between Thailand and Kampuchea as a sanctuary for those Khmer in need of humanitarian assistance. Senate Concurrent Resolution 72 was identical to House Concurrent Resolution 274 which was informally approved for full committee action by the Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs on February 11, 1980, and ordered favorably reported by unanimous voice vote by the full committee on February 12, 1980. On February 26, 1980, Senate Concurrent Resolution 72 was called up on the House floor under suspension of the rules (without committee referral) and agreed to by a vote of 388 yeas to 1 nay. Legislative history Feb. 6. 1980--H. Con. Res. 274: Referred jointly to Subcommittee on Feb. 8, 1980 S. Con. Res. 72: Reported in Senate by Senate Committee Feb. 11, 1980-H. Con. Res. 274: Considered by Subcommittee on Asian and Pacific Affairs and informally approved for full committee action. Feb. 12, 1980-Considered in open session by full committee and ordered favorably reported by unanimous voice vote. Feb. 19, 1989 S. Con. Res. 72: Passed Senate by voice vote. Feb. 26, 1980-Called up in House under suspension of the rules (without committee referral) and agreed to by a vote of 388 yeas to 1 nay. 4. Expressing the Sense of the Congress with Respect to the Stability of Tunisia-H. Con. Res. 282 (by Mr. Zablocki, for himself, and Representatives Broomfield, Fountain, Fascell, Hamilton, Wolff, Barnes, Bowen, Derwinski, Winn, Lagomarsino, Pritchard, Fenwick, Quayle, Goodling, Gray, Gilman, Dodd, Bonker, Pease, and Fithian) The purpose of House Concurrent Resolution 282 was to express the sense of the Congress that recent foreign-inspired attempts to undermine the stability of Tunisia constitute a serious threat to U.S. |