H Con Res 180 - Puerto Rican Nationals resolution - National Key Vote

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Title: Puerto Rican Nationals resolution

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a non-binding concurrent resolution that deplores President William J. Clinton's granting of clemency to members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN).

Highlights:

  • Disapproves of the President's decision to grant clemency to 16 imprisoned Puerto Rican nationals most of whom are members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN), a Puerto Rican independent group accused of bombing 130 U.S. military and political targets between 1974 and 1983.

 

NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.

Title: Puerto Rican Nationals resolution

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a non-binding concurrent resolution that deplores President William J. Clinton's granting of clemency to members of the Armed Forces of National Liberation (FALN).

NOTE: THIS IS A NON-BINDING CONCURRENT RESOLUTION. IT IS NOT SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE AND THEREFORE DOES NOT HOLD THE WEIGHT OF LAW.

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