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HJR 28                                                                                            
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28 am Urging the United States                                           
Congress to support the granting of official Observer Status to the                                 
Republic of China at the World Health Assembly Annual Conference                                    
to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, in May 2003, and to support                                      
negotiation of a free trade agreement with the Republic of China, was                               
read the second time.                                                                               
Senator Ben Stevens moved and asked unanimous consent that the                                      
resolution be advanced to third reading and placed on final passage.                                
Without objection, it was so ordered.                                                               
                                                                                                    
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28 am was read the third time.                                           
                                                                                                    
The question being: "Shall HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28                                            
am Urging the United States Congress to support the granting of                                     
official Observer Status to the Republic of China at the World Health                               
Assembly Annual Conference to be held at Geneva, Switzerland, in                                    
May 2003, and to support negotiation of a free trade agreement with                                 
the Republic of China, pass the Senate?" The roll was taken with the                                
following result:                                                                                   
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    
                                                                                                    

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HJR 28 am                                                                                           
Third Reading - Final Passage                                                                       
                                                                                                    
YEAS:  17   NAYS:  0   EXCUSED:  1   ABSENT:  2                                                   
                                                                                                    
Yeas:  Bunde, Cowdery, Dyson, Ellis, Elton, French, Green, Guess,                                   
Hoffman, Lincoln, Ogan, Stevens B, Stevens G, Taylor, Therriault,                                   
Wagoner, Wilken                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Excused:  Davis                                                                                     
                                                                                                    
Absent:  Olson, Seekins                                                                             
                                                                                                    
and so, HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 28 am passed the Senate,                                         
was signed by the President and Secretary and returned to the House.