Expressing the sense of the Congress strongly objecting to any effort to expel the Holy See from the United Nations as a state participant by removing its status as a Permanent Observer.

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

38 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 38 cosponsors (8%) are from the other party.

Dick Armey (R-TX), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Dan Burton (R-IN), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Tom DeLay (R-TX), James DeMint (R-SC), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Phil English (R-PA), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), J. Hastert (R-IL), J. Hayworth (R-AZ), Henry Hyde (R-IL), Christopher John (D-LA), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Joe Knollenberg (R-MI), Steve Largent (R-OK), Gary Miller (R-CA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Ron Paul (R-TX), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Paul Ryan (R-WI), Mark Sanford (R-SC), H. Saxton (R-NJ), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI), John Shadegg (R-AZ), Don Sherwood (R-PA) and 8 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

• H.J.Res. 65 (106th) Commending the World War II veterans who fought in the Battle of the Bulge, and for other purposes.
• H.R. 3244 (106th) Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000
• H.R. 1374 (106th) To designate the United States Post Office building located at 680 U.S. Highway 130 in Hamilton, New Jersey, as the "John K. Rafferty…
• H.R. 2367 (106th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 1999
• H.J.Res. 100 (106th) Calling upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.
• H.Con.Res. 37 (106th) Concerning anti-Semitic statements made by members of the Duma of the Russian Federation.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district