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House resolution · 106th Congress · Did not become law

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the referendum in East Timor and calling on the Government of Indonesia and all other parties to the current civil unrest in East Timor to assist in any attempts to immediately terminate the paramilitary's campaign of violence and terror and comply with the overwhelming results of the August 30, 1999, popular consultation.

H.Res. 285Introduced Sep 9, 1999Policy area: International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Capuano D-MA
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 6, 1999 — 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

34 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 31 Democrats

3 of 34 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.

Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Lois Capps (D-CA), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Eni Faleomavaega (D-AS), Sam Farr (D-CA), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Tony Hall (D-OH), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Peter King (R-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Nita Lowey (D-NY), William Luther (D-MN), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), James McGovern (D-MA), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Constance Morella (R-MD), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), John Olver (D-MA), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), David Price (D-NC), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Jose Serrano (D-NY), John Tierney (D-MA) and 4 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Capuano.

Sponsor’s state and district

Massachusetts in Congress · MA-8 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.