[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 156 Engrossed in House (EH)]


                 In the House of Representatives, U.S.,

                                                           May 4, 1999.
Whereas, on March 31, 1999, Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew 
        Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone were captured while 
        patrolling the Kumanovo area;
Whereas the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., on April 29, 1999, led a delegation 
        of religious and civic leaders from the United States in a faith-based 
        effort to secure the release of Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff 
        Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone;
Whereas against great odds and in the face of grave personal risks, the Reverend 
        Jesse L. Jackson Sr. and his party successfully secured the release of 
        Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, and Staff 
        Sergeant Christopher Stone;
Whereas the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. is recognized around the world as a 
        humanitarian, an advocate for civil and human rights, and an ambassador 
        of freedom; and
Whereas, as a highly respected world leader, the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. 
        has acted many times as an international diplomat in sensitive 
        situations and in October 1997, he was appointed by President Clinton 
        and Secretary of State Albright as Special Envoy of the President and 
        Secretary of State for the Promotion of Democracy in Africa: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) commends the Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. for securing the 
        release of Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew Ramirez, 
        and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone from captivity in the Federal 
        Republic of Yugoslavia; and
            (2) joins with the people of the United States in celebrating the 
        return to freedom of Specialist Steven Gonzales, Staff Sergeant Andrew 
        Ramirez, and Staff Sergeant Christopher Stone.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.