{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2307-2", "1998-11-12", 105, 2, null, null, "REQUIRING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "ALLOTHER", "E2307", "E2307", "[{\"name\": \"Louis Stokes\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", "[{\"congress\": \"105\", \"type\": \"S\", \"number\": \"759\"}]", "144 Cong. Rec. E2307", "Congressional Record, Volume 144 Issue 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 152 (Thursday, November 12, 1998)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Page E2307]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nREQUIRING THE SECRETARY OF STATE TO SUBMIT AN ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS\n                     CONCERNING DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY\n\n                                 ______\n\n                           HON. LOUIS STOKES\n\n                                of ohio\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                      Thursday, November 12, 1998\n\n  Mr. STOKES. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong support of S. 759 which\nrequires the Secretary of State to submit an annual report to Congress\nconcerning any pending or ongoing cases involving foreign diplomats in\nthe United States who commit serious crimes. This measure will allow\nthe Congress to monitor serious offenses committed by individuals with\nsuch immunity to ensure that this privilege is not abused.\n  This bill directs the Department of State to provide adequate and\npertinent information to the Congress for determining the frequency and\nlegitimacy of diplomatic immunity claims requested by foreign\ngovernments. Moreover, the report will include incidents in which\nforeign governments have requested that the United States waive\nimmunity for American diplomats who have committed serious crimes.\n  The information provided will allow the Congress to reexamine its\ncurrent policies regarding diplomatic immunity while determining\nwhether further agreements between nations and/or legislation is needed\nto reduce the applicability of such privilege.\n  Mr. Speaker, while it is clear that most individuals entitled to\ndiplomatic immunity maintain the highest standards of conduct while\ncarrying out their duties, we must recognize instances when such\nprivilege should not be provided. I am often reminded on Viviane\nWagner's struggle to hold a foreign diplomat criminally responsible for\na drunk driving accident which claimed the life of her daughter,\nJoviane Waltrick. Although the diplomat's immunity was later waived, we\nmust recognize that such reckless conduct should not be subject to\nimmunity under any circumstance or in any country.\n  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support passage of S. 759. This\nmeasure will provide useful information for the Congress to determine\nmore appropriate circumstances for the application of diplomatic\nimmunity. Vote yes on S. 759.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-1998-11-12-pt1-PgE2307-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 30.54329100996256, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}