[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 145 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 145

Expressing congratulations and thanks to United States and NATO troops 
for successfully bringing peace to Kosovo and halting the brutal ethnic 
                    cleansing of Kosovar Albanians.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 29, 1999

 Mr. Hastings of Florida (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Turner, Mr. 
Spratt, Ms. Carson, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
Brown of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
   Evans, Mr. Payne, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Maloney of 
Connecticut, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
  Mr. Martinez, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Boyd, Mr. 
 Bishop, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
 Clyburn, Mr. Skelton, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Rodriguez, Ms. Jackson-Lee of 
    Texas, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. 
   Sisisky) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing congratulations and thanks to United States and NATO troops 
for successfully bringing peace to Kosovo and halting the brutal ethnic 
                    cleansing of Kosovar Albanians.

Whereas the United States sent over 37,000 troops as part of the North Atlantic 
        Treaty Organization (``NATO'') deployment to Kosovo;
Whereas 23,259 of these troops operated 723 United States aircraft and prepared 
        for the use of ground force, and 14,238 troops conducted naval and 
        marine operations;
Whereas these troops put their own safety at risk, in order to bring an end to 
        the brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians;
Whereas United States and NATO forces were successful in bringing an end to the 
        brutal ethnic cleansing of Kosovar Albanians in only 11 weeks;
Whereas on June 10, 1999, Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic complied with 
        international demands and withdrew Yugoslav troops from Kosovo;
Whereas on June 10, 1999, NATO suspended air strikes on Yugoslavia and announced 
        a withdrawal of Serbian combat troops from Kosovo and the entry of NATO 
        peacekeeping forces;
Whereas the efforts of United States and NATO troops brought a successful and 
        swift end to the military conflict in Kosovo with an air campaign that 
        did not require the mobilization of ground troops;
Whereas NATO suffered only two noncombat casualties; and
Whereas NATO successfully reached a peace agreement with Yugoslavia that ends 
        all Yugoslav military action over Kosovo and the brutal ethnic cleansing 
        of Kosovar Albanians: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That the Congress expresses congratulations and thanks to United States 
and North Atlantic Treaty Organization troops for courageously fighting 
for the safety and protection of Kosovar Albanians and successfully 
bringing peace to Kosovo.
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