H.Res. 891: Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-09-26 · International Affairs · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-09-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Expresses concern about the disappearance of David Louis Sneddon in Yunnan Province, China, in August 2004. Encourages: (1) the Department of State and the intelligence community to continue joint investigations, coordinate investigations with the governments of China, Japan, and South Korea, and solicit information from regional affairs and law enforcement experts on plausible explanations for Sneddon's disappearance; (2) the State Department to work with foreign governments known to have diplomatic influence with North Korea; and (3) the intelligence community to assess the possibility of North Korea's involvement in Sneddon's disappearance and to seek his recovery. Requests the State Department and the intelligence community to continue to work with and inform Congress and Sneddon's family on efforts to resolve his disappearance.

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Official text

Expressing concern over the disappearance of David Sneddon, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] · 29 cosponsors

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Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Adrian Smith (R-NE)

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hres891.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hres>

Record fed-us-cong114-hres891 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114