House concurrent resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Calling on the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to immediately and unconditionally release Father Thaddeus Nguyen Van Ly, and for other purposes.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 4, 2004
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMay 12, 2004 · 424–1
- Passed Senate—
Latest action: May 13, 2004 — Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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
106 cosponsors — 31 Republicans, 74 Democrats, 1 independent
75 of 106 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), W. Akin (R-MO), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Chris Bell (D-TX), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Max Burns (R-GA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Christopher Cox (R-CA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Jim Davis (D-FL), Jo Ann Davis (R-VA), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Peter Deutsch (D-FL), Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Harold Ford (D-TN), Barney Frank (D-MA) and 76 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
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- H.R. 1813 (108th) Torture Victims Relief Reauthorization Act of 2003
- H.R. 100 (108th) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
- H.R. 3936 (108th) Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004
- H.R. 2620 (108th) Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003
Sponsor’s state and district
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.