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House concurrent resolution · 104th Congress · Did not become law

To express the sense of the Congress that Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priest unlawfully detained by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam should be released.

H.Con.Res. 179Introduced May 16, 1996Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Stockman R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: May 24, 1996 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

11 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 11 cosponsors (27%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), George Brown (D-CA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Robert Dornan (R-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), David Funderburk (R-NC), Jay Kim (R-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), John Porter (R-IL), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 104th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Stockman.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-9 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.