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To locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in action.

Public Law 106-89 · H.R. 1175 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 8, 1999 · International Affairs

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA-12)

Cosponsors (100): Rep. Benjamin Gilman, Rep. Sam Gejdenson,

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 421 yea, 0 nay421–0
SenateUnanimous consent

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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Requires the Department of State to raise the matter of Zachary Baumel (a U.S. citizen), Yehuda Katz, and Zvi Feldman with the appropriate government officials of Syria, Lebanon, the Palestinian Authority, and with other governments in the region and elsewhere which in the Department's view may be helpful in locating and securing the return of these soldiers.

Urges the President, in deciding on U.S. assistance to any government or authority which the Secretary of State believes has information concerning the whereabouts of such soldiers, and in formulating U.S. policy towards these governments and authorities, to take into consideration their willingness to assist in locating and securing the return of such soldiers.

Requires the Department to report to specified congressional committees on: (1) its consultations with the appropriate governments and any affected U.S. policies; and (2) any additional credible information relating to such individuals.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 106th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 421 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

421 yea0 nay12 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(204)

Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-4
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-15
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-10
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-34
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-46
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Joseph HoeffelD-PA-13
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Robert WeygandD-RI-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Rod BlagojevichD-IL-5
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-22
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Debbie StabenowD-MI-8
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. James MaloneyD-CT-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
Rep. David PhelpsD-IL-19
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. Chris JohnD-LA-7
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Rep. Ronnie ShowsD-MS-4
Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Virgil GoodeD-VA-5

Republicans who voted yea(217)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Steven KuykendallR-CA-36
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. John CookseyR-LA-5
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-5
Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-22
Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Ernie FletcherR-KY-6
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-44
Rep. Johnny IsaksonR-GA-6
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-27
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. John ThuneR-SD
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11
Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
Rep. Billy TauzinR-LA-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-20
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6
Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Wes WatkinsR-OK-3
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Asa HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
Rep. Merrill CookR-UT-2
Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
Rep. Robert EhrlichR-MD-2
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-9
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Edward PeaseR-IN-7
Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Bob RileyR-AL-3
Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Mark GreenR-WI-8
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Jack MetcalfR-WA-2
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. James RoganR-CA-27
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. Rick HillR-MT
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3
Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-41
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. John LinderR-GA-11
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-5
Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. John SununuR-NH-1
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Steve LargentR-OK-1
Rep. Bob BarrR-GA-7
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1
Rep. Jim DeMintR-SC-4
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Bob SchafferR-CO-4
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2
Rep. Helen Chenoweth-HageR-ID-1
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 539 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Foreign Affairs Committee · House · markup by, referred to
Foreign Relations Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.

Nov 8, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-89.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Oct 27, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Oct 26, 1999Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 541).House roll call 541
Resolving differencesResolving differences · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Campbell moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 421 - 0 (Roll no. 541).House roll call 541
Aug 5, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
FloorFloor · The committee amendment was agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
FloorFloor · Amendment SP 1620 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jun 30, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jun 23, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Jun 22, 1999FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 5, 1 Present (Roll no. 246).House roll call 246
FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
FloorFloor · Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 10, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Foreign Affairs Committee
Mar 18, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.