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102nd Congress > House > Vote 448
Clerk session vote number: 21
Sponsor: COUGHLIN, Robert Lawrence (R-PA)
Description: HONORING THOSE WHO LOST THEIR LIVES FIGHTING DRUG=RELATED CRIMES
Bill summary: Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should build upon the success of the Cartagena Summit and use the upcoming San Antonio Summit to: (1) reaffirm the mutual commitment of the participating countries to halting the international cocaine trade; (2) continue assisting the Andean Strategy nations in their efforts to curtail cocaine production; (3) encourage cooperation among the participating countries in dismantling drug trafficking cartels and arresting and incarcerating
major traffickers; (4) strengthen the legitimate economies of the Andean Strategy nations through trade incentives and other assistance; and (5) motivate the participating countries to reduce consumption of illicit drugs within their borders.
Calls for the recognition and appreciation of all nations for those who died in the war against drugs.
Bill titles: To honor, on the eve of the Second Drug Summit, the hundreds of South Americans and North Americans who have lost their lives while defending their nations and the world community from the threat of drug trafficking and drug-related crime and violence.
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