[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 131 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. CON. RES. 131

Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on 
      the tenth anniversary of the reestablishment of their full 
                             independence.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 10, 2001

Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Hastings of Florida) submitted the following 
     concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Congratulating the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on 
      the tenth anniversary of the reestablishment of their full 
                             independence.

Whereas the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania were forcibly and 
        illegally incorporated into the Soviet Union from 1940 until 1991;
Whereas from 1940 to 1991, thousands of Estonians, Latvians, and Lithuanians 
        were executed, imprisoned, or exiled by Soviet authorities through a 
        regime of brutal repression, Sovietization, and Russification in their 
        respective nations;
Whereas despite the efforts of the Soviet Union to eradicate the memory of 
        independence, the Baltic people never lost their hope for freedom and 
        their long-held dream of full independence;
Whereas during the period of ``glasnost'' and ``perestroika'' in the Soviet 
        Union, the Baltic people led the struggle for democratic reform and 
        national independence; and
Whereas, in the years following the restoration of full independence, Estonia, 
        Latvia, and Lithuania have demonstrated their commitment to democracy, 
        human rights, and the rule of law, and have actively participated in a 
        wide range of international structures, pursuing further integration 
        with European political, economic, and security organizations: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That Congress--
            (1) congratulates Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania on the 
        tenth anniversary of the restoration of their full 
        independence; and
            (2) calls on the President to continue to build the close 
        and mutually beneficial relations the United States has enjoyed 
        with Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania since the restoration of 
        the full independence of those nations.
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