Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should declare its support for the independence of Kosova.

Rohrabacher, and foreign policy staffers for Senators Joseph Biden (D-DE) and John McCain (R-AZ) to discuss the need for ongoing Congressional investigation into the torture, arrest, and ongoing pretrial detention since September 10, 2006, in Montenegro of fourteen Albanians, including three American citizens. Congressman Lantos subsequently met with Montenegrin Ambassador Vlahovic and by phone with Montenegrin Prime Minister Sturanvoic to discuss the status of the Albanian American prisoners and to offer his recommendations for a resolution of their case. On April 23, Congressman Lantos participated with former Congressman Joe DioGuardi and Shirley Cloyes in a forum on "Kosova and the Road to Peace in the Balkans" that was sponsored in Manhattan by the National Committee on American Foreign Policy. We worked with the Committee staff for Congressman Tom Lantos (D-CA), Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, to introduce on January 5, 2007, H.Res. 36, calling on the U.S. government to declare its support for the independence of Kosova now. We also worked with the Committee staff in support of a hearing on the final status of Kosova, which was held on April 16. After the hearing, we held meetings with Congressman Lantos, Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Congressman Dana