legislation: 103-hres-583
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| 103-hres-583 | 103 | hres | 583 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the Iraqi Government's campaign against the Marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq. | International Affairs | 1994-10-07 | 1994-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should immediately: (1) raise in the United Nations (UN) Security Council the issue of Saddam Hussein's campaign of repression against the marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq; (2) insist that UN weapons inspectors be permitted to conduct on site inspections concerning the possible use by Iraqi troops of chemical weapons against such Arabs; (3) seek to provide humanitarian assistance to persons fleeing from the marshes; and (4) study and report to the Congress concerning the establishment for the marsh Arabs of a safe haven zone in the marshes of southern Iraq and the environmental consequences of the destruction of this vast wetlands area. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z |