House resolution · 105th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Expressing the sense of the House that the United States should act to resolve the crisis with Iraq in a manner that assures full Iraqi compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding the destruction of Iraq's capability to produce and deliver weapons of mass destruction, and that peaceful and diplomatic efforts should be pursued, but that if such efforts fail, multilateral military action or unilateral United States military action should be taken.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 12, 1997
- Committee actionNov 13, 1997
- Passed HouseNov 13, 1997 · without objection
Latest action: Nov 13, 1997 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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
19 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 13 Democrats
6 of 19 cosponsors (32%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Mark Foley (R-FL), Barney Frank (D-MA), Benjamin Gilman (R-NY), Porter Goss (R-FL), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), Steve Horn (R-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Peter King (R-NY), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Steven Rothman (D-NJ), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Norman Sisisky (D-VA), Ike Skelton (D-MO), John Spratt (D-SC), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Robert Wexler (D-FL), Sidney Yates (D-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Lantos.
- H.J.Res. 102 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming…
- H.Con.Res. 185 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights…
- H.Res. 557 (105th) Expressing support for U. S. government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging the restitution of individual and communal…
- H.Con.Res. 315 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the atrocities by Serbian police and military forces against Albanians in Kosova and…
- H.Con.Res. 63 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 50th anniversary of the Marshall Plan and reaffirming the commitment of the United…
- H.Con.Res. 133 (105th) Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in the Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997.
Sponsor’s state and district
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.