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House concurrent resolution · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the war crimes committed by the Japanese military during World War II.

H.Con.Res. 126Introduced Jul 25, 1997Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. William Lipinski D-IL
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 21, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.

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

78 cosponsors — 34 Republicans, 44 Democrats

34 of 78 cosponsors (44%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Ken Bentsen (D-TX), Brian Bilbray (R-CA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), David Bonior (D-MI), Allen Boyd (D-FL), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Larry Combest (R-TX), Merrill Cook (R-UT), Pat Danner (D-MO), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), John Duncan (R-TN), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Michael Forbes (D-NY), Tillie Fowler (R-FL), Bob Franks (R-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Elizabeth Furse (D-OR), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Rick Hill (R-MT), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Sue Kelly (R-NY), Jay Kim (R-CA) and 48 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Lipinski.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-3 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.