US Congress House Resolution 477 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on February 11 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-02-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Urges the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to: (1) work within the United Nations (U.N.) framework and with Greece to achieve longstanding U.S. and U.N. policy goals by finding a mutually acceptable name that must apply for all internal and international uses for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and (2) abstain from all hostile activities and stop violating the U.N.-brokered Interim Agreement between the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece regarding hostile activities or propaganda. Urges the United States to work in partnership with North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) allies to uphold certain NATO decisions and extend an invitation to the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as soon as a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue has been reached within the U.N. framework. Expresses the view of the House of Representatives that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia can be considered for accession into the European Union (EU) only after a mutually acceptable solution to the name issue has been reached within the U.N. framework.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia should work within the framework of the United Nations process and in good faith with Greece to achieve longstanding United States and United Nations policy goals by finding a mutually acceptable name that must apply for all internal and international uses (erga omnes), for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-02-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2014-02-11	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E197)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-resolution/477/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hres477/BILLS-113hres477ih.pdf