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| 104-s-2193 | 104 | s | 2193 | United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-10-03 | 1996-10-03 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 0 | United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Act of 1996 - Establishes the United States Voluntary and Material Assistance Program for the disposition of donated private sector and U.S. Government nonlethal personal property needed by eligible foreign countries. Authorizes the President, under the Program, to: (1) receive nonlethal personal property donated to the Federal Government by any U.S. private sector organization and retransfer it to eligible foreign countries; (2) provide the necessary transportation to assist private organizations and voluntary organizations in the United States in transferring to eligible foreign countries nonlethal personal property that is donated to them; and (3) transfer to eligible foreign countries any available surplus nonlethal personal property subject to the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. Expresses the sense of the Congress that, before carrying out any other activities under the Program, the President should first conduct a pilot project in eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa in order to demonstrate the feasibility of transferring donated nonlethal personal property under the Program. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:16:52Z | |
| 104-hr-4332 | 104 | hr | 4332 | To prohibit United States assistance to foreign governments that provide landing rights to Libyan aircraft. | International Affairs | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 1 | Prohibits the President, except in specified circumstances, from providing United States assistance to the government of any country that provides landing rights to aircraft owned or operated by the Government of Libya or by a Libyan national. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 104-s-2165 | 104 | s | 2165 | Fair Trade Practices Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 1 | Fair Trade Practices Act of 1996 - Directs the President to report annually to the Congress the identities of: (1) foreign persons and concerns that engage in certain foreign corrupt trade practices; and (2) foreign countries that do not have in effect or do not enforce laws similar to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977. Authorizes the President to impose specified sanctions upon countries that are not making a good faith effort to enact or enforce such laws. | 2025-08-21T20:14:21Z | |
| 104-sres-306 | 104 | sres | 306 | A resolution to state the sense of the Senate that the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States of America and Japan is essential for furthering the security interests of the United States, Japan and the nations of the Asia-Pacific and that the people of Okinawa deserve recognition for their contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's implementation. | International Affairs | 1996-09-30 | 1996-09-30 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 2 | Declares that: (1) the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United States and Japan remains vital to American and Japanese security interests as well as the security interests of the Nations of the Asia-Pacific region; and (2) the people of Okinawa deserve special recognition and gratitude for their contributions toward ensuring the Treaty's implementation. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hr-4306 | 104 | hr | 4306 | Demilitarization for Development Act | International Affairs | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] | MA | D | K000110 | 1 | Demilitarization for Development Act - Directs the President to instruct the United Nations (UN) Ambassador to support UN efforts to: (1) appoint special conflict prevention envoys to conduct mutual disarmament talks in every region of the world in which all nations would participate; (2) commit each member state to meet with its regional special envoy to discuss its proposal for regional and international confidence-building measures (including reductions in armed forces); and (3) commit each member state to continue meeting with the special envoy and suggested regional bodies and states to complete negotiations on such measures, in order to make significant military spending cuts by the year 2000. Directs the President to detail to the Congress and the UN Secretary General the changes in military forces that would permit a 50 percent reduction in U.S. military spending by the year 2000. Amends the International Financial Institutions Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. executive directors at certain international financial institutions to: (1) promote and report to the Congress on the establishment of lending facilities, debt forgiveness programs, and increased funding in lending facilities for demilitarization activities; and (2) use their voice and vote to oppose any loans to a foreign government other than for basic human needs unless the President has determined that the recipient government has in place and has used a functioning system for independent civilian audits of its military budget, and has accounted for all ownership and financial interest in revenue-generating enterprises by military institutions and individuals acting on their behalf. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United States should provide neither economic nor military assistance, nor approve arms transfers or related training to any foreign government while it opposes loans to such government at international financial institutions pursuant to the International Financial Institutions Act; … | 2025-08-21T20:15:35Z | |
| 104-sres-303 | 104 | sres | 303 | A resolution commending the Governments of Hungary and Romania on the occasion of the signing of a Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness. | International Affairs | 1996-09-28 | 1996-09-28 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11774) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 1 | Commends the Governments of Hungary and Romania for reaching agreement on the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation, and Good Neighborliness signed on September 16, 1996, and for their efforts to foster improved relations in all fields. Calls upon the President to support the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty and to promote the efforts of Romania and Hungary for regional cooperation as the best means of bringing these two countries into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to ensure lasting security in the region. | 2016-10-26T07:52:42Z | |
| 104-hconres-224 | 104 | hconres | 224 | Concerning the infiltration of North Korean commandos into the sovereign territory of the Republic of Korea on September 18, 1996. | International Affairs | 1996-09-27 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. | House | Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] | CA | R | K000181 | 2 | Condemns the incursion by armed North Korean soldiers into the territory of the Republic of Korea on September 18, 1996, and demands that North Korea discontinue such incursions. Urges North Korea to resume negotiations to further a dialogue between North and South Korea and to reduce tension on the Korean Peninsula. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 104-hconres-225 | 104 | hconres | 225 | Expressing the committment of the Congress to continue the leadership of the United States in the United Nations by honoring the financial obligations of the United States to the United Nations. | International Affairs | 1996-09-27 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] | CA | D | E000215 | 19 | Recognizes that payment by the United States of its assessment for the regular budget and the peacekeeping operations of the United Nations (UN) is a solemn treaty obligation, voluntarily undertaken through U.S. ratification of the UN Charter. Believes that resolution of financing and reform issues in the UN can lead to its capability to meet the challenges of the 21st century. Concludes that U.S. leadership in meeting financial obligations to, and working with other countries to achieve reform in, the UN is indispensable to its future viability. Commits to continuing U.S. leadership in the UN by honoring U.S. past and current legal financial obligations to it. Resolves to meet the financial obligations of the United States to the UN in a full and timely manner consistent with international law and the U.S. role as a founder and responsible UN Member. | 2025-01-02T17:32:48Z | |
| 104-hconres-228 | 104 | hconres | 228 | Concerning the return of or compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign properties in formerly Communist countries and by certain foreign financial institutions. | International Affairs | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-28 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1788) | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 7 | Welcomes the efforts of many post-Communist countries to address the status of plundered properties. Urges: (1) countries which have not already done so to return plundered properties to their rightful owners or, as an alternative, pay compensation in accordance with principles of justice and in a manner that is just, transparent, and fair; and (2) post-Communist countries to pass and effectively implement laws that provide for restitution of, or compensation for, plundered property. Calls for: (1) the urgent return of property formerly belonging to Jewish communities as a means of redressing the particularly compelling problems of aging and destitute survivors of the Holocaust; and (2) the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and other countries to remove restrictions which require those whose properties have been wrongfully plundered by Nazi or Communist regimes to reside in or have the country's citizenship from which they now seek restitution or compensation. Calls upon foreign financial institutions, and the states having legal authority over their operation, that possess wrongfully and illegally property confiscated from Holocaust victims, from residents of former Warsaw Pact states who were forbidden by Communist law from obtaining restitution of such property, and from states that were occupied by Nazi, Fascist, or Communist forces, to assist and to cooperate fully with efforts to restore this property to its rightful owners. | 2025-01-02T17:32:48Z | |
| 104-sconres-73 | 104 | sconres | 73 | A concurrent resolution concerning the return of or compensation for wrongly confiscated foreign properties in formerly Communist countries and by certain foreign financial institutions. | International Affairs | 1996-09-27 | 1996-09-27 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 8 | Welcomes the efforts of many post-Communist countries to address the status of plundered properties. Urges: (1) countries which have not already done so to return plundered properties to their rightful owners or, as an alternative, pay compensation in accordance with principles of justice and in a manner that is just, transparent, and fair; and (2) post-Communist countries to pass and effectively implement laws that provide for restitution of, or compensation for, plundered property. Calls for: (1) the urgent return of property formerly belonging to Jewish communities as a means of redressing the particularly compelling problems of aging and destitute survivors of the Holocaust; and (2) the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and other countries to remove restrictions which require those whose properties have been wrongfully plundered by Nazi or Communist regimes to reside in or have the country's citizenship from which they now seek restitution or compensation. Calls upon foreign financial institutions, and the states having legal authority over their operation, that possess wrongfully and illegally property confiscated from Holocaust victims, from residents of former Warsaw Pact states who were forbidden by Communist law from obtaining restitution of such property, and from states that were occupied by Nazi, Fascist, or Communist forces, to assist and to cooperate fully with efforts to restore this property to its rightful owners. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hr-4198 | 104 | hr | 4198 | African Growth and Opportunity: The End of Dependency Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-09-26 | 1996-10-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] | IL | R | C000873 | 2 | African Growth and Opportunity: The End of Dependency Act of 1996 - Declares the support of the Congress for the creation of a transition path from development assistance to economic self-sufficiency for those sub-Saharan African countries committed to economic and political reform, market incentives, and private sector growth and poverty reduction. (Sec. 4) Makes a sub-Saharan African country eligible to participate in programs, projects, or activities, or receive assistance or other benefits under this Act for a fiscal year only if the President determines that, with respect to that fiscal year, the country has established, or is making continual progress toward establishing, a market-based economy, including the establishment and enforcement of appropriate policies relating to issues of trade, protection of property rights, taxes, foreign investment, government regulation, and private ownership of government-controlled economic enterprises. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should monitor, review, and report annually to the Congress the eligibility criteria and ranking of sub-Saharan African country; and (2) such a country that has not made continual progress in meeting requirements with which it is not in compliance under this Act should be ineligible to participate in such programs or receive assistance or other benefits. (Sec. 5) Sets forth declarations of policy with respect to assistance provided to sub-Saharan Africa through the Development Fund for Africa (the Fund) and the African Development Foundation. Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide: (1) additional program authorities to include assistance to promote democratization and strengthen conflict resolution; and (2) increased program flexibility through Presidential waivers of certain requirements. (Sec. 6) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should establish a United States-Sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum, and meet certain other requirements for institutionalized … | 2025-08-21T20:14:59Z | |
| 104-hres-542 | 104 | hres | 542 | Concerning the implementation of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and Herzegovina. | International Affairs | 1996-09-26 | 1996-09-26 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] | MD | D | H000874 | 9 | Declares that the United States is committed to the goals enunciated in the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia, Herzegovina, and associated annexes. Urges: (1) the United States and the international community to oppose efforts to advocate secession and to support the work of the parties to the Agreement to establish democratic institutions and the rule of law in Bosnia and Herzegovina; (2) the signatories to such Agreement and those nations and organizations participating in its implementation to make it an urgent priority to bring to justice persons indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia; and (3) the latter entities to ensure implementation of the arms control and confidence building agreements reached as part of the Agreement, including the Agreement on Sub-Regional Arms Control, and to undertake the destruction of those weapons above agreed ceilings. Commends the members of the NATO-led Peace Implementation Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina for their work in carrying out their mandate and in ensuring a calm and orderly election process. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 104-hres-543 | 104 | hres | 543 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the United Nations should support the election of a woman for Secretary General of the United Nations. | International Affairs | 1996-09-26 | 1996-10-03 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1] | CO | D | S000142 | 1 | Urges the United Nations (UN) and the United States: (1) to work with international organizations and foreign governments to identify qualified women candidates for UN Secretary General; and (2) in accordance with the platform for action of the UN's Fourth World Conference on Women, to support the nomination and appointment of qualified women to senior positions in the UN, the specialized agencies, and other UN organizations and the nomination and election of qualified women for UN Secretary General. | 2024-02-07T11:38:03Z | |
| 104-hconres-219 | 104 | hconres | 219 | Calling for the proper preservation of the memorial at the site of the Jasenovac concentration and death camp in Croatia in a way that accurately reflects the historical role of that site in the Holocaust. | International Affairs | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | K000113 | 6 | Urges the Government of Croatia to properly preserve the memorial at the site of the Jasenovac concentration and death camp in Croatia in a way that maintains the fidelity of the site to its history. Condemns proposals which would vary from this history. Calls on the Secretary of State: (1) in conjunction with our allies, to condemn proposals which would undermine the accurate interpretation of the history of the Holocaust in Croatia; and (2) to monitor the development of proposals for the Jasenovac memorial. Calls on: (1) the Government of Croatia to work in concert with internationally recognized institutions of remembrance when developing plans for the preservation of the memorial; and (2) the Chairman of the Council to study the proposals for Jasenovac, to educate the public about the dangers of denial and revisionism relating to the Holocaust, and report to the Congress on such activities. | 2025-01-02T17:32:47Z | |
| 104-hconres-220 | 104 | hconres | 220 | Commending the Governments of Hungary and Romania on the occasion of the signing of a Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation and Good Neighborliness. | International Affairs | 1996-09-25 | 1996-09-27 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1762) | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 2 | Commends the Governments of Hungary and Romania for reaching agreement on the Treaty of Understanding, Cooperation, and Good Neighborliness signed on September 16, 1996, and for their efforts to foster improved relations in all fields. Calls upon the President to support the implementation of the provisions of the Treaty and to promote the efforts of Romania and Hungary for regional cooperation as the best means of bringing these two countries into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and to ensure lasting security in the region. | 2025-01-02T17:32:47Z | |
| 104-s-2130 | 104 | s | 2130 | An original bill to extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices. | International Affairs | 1996-09-25 | 1996-10-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Authorizes extension of the International Organizations Immunities Act to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (Hong Kong's official economic and trade missions in the United States) in the same manner as such Act may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or Act of the Congress. Authorizes the President to apply to such Offices certain provisions of the Agreement on State and Local Taxation of Foreign Employees of Public International Organizations. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 104-hconres-217 | 104 | hconres | 217 | Concerning human and political rights of the Bosniac people of the Sanjak region of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro). | International Affairs | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 4 | Calls for the United States to: (1) continue its leadership role within the international community in seeking a solution to the problems of the ethnic groups of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; (2) continue to oppose lifting the "outer wall of sanctions" against Yugoslavia until the situation of the Bosniac people of the Sanjak region (along with that of other ethnic groups) is substantially improved; and (3) raise the issue of human rights violations in the Sanjak region with Yugoslavia at every opportunity. Calls for the Yugoslav Government to: (1) restore political freedom in such region, end persecution of political leaders, and guarantee the safe return of those Bosniac people forced to leave the region; and (2) permit the return of a permanent mission of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to the Sanjak region to monitor and report on developments and to help establish the necessary conditions for observing elections. | 2025-01-02T17:32:47Z | |
| 104-s-2106 | 104 | s | 2106 | A bill to amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit the placement of members of the United States Armed Forces under the command, direction, or control of the United Nations, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1996-09-24 | 1996-09-24 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 0 | Amends the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to prohibit any member of the armed forces from being placed under, or participating in an international standing armed military force of, the United Nations, unless approved by the Congress by enactment of an Act or joint resolution. Prohibits any member of the armed forces from being required to wear any uniform item or insignia which indicates an allegiance to or affiliation with the United Nations. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hconres-215 | 104 | hconres | 215 | To encourage the Secretary of State, foreign nations, and others to work together to help reunite family members separated during the Holocaust. | International Affairs | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Franks, Bob [R-NJ-7] | NJ | R | F000349 | 6 | Encourages the Secretary of State, foreign nations, and organizations such as the Red Cross and Israel's Jewish Agency to coordinate efforts to help reunite family members separated during the Holocaust. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-hr-4096 | 104 | hr | 4096 | NATO Enlargement Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-17 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10] | OH | R | H000707 | 0 | NATO Enlargement Act of 1996 -- Sets forth the declaration of the Congress that: (1) the President should encourage NATO member countries to start negotiations for the accession to NATO of Slovakia, Romania and Slovenia, along with Poland, the Czech Republic, and Hungary; (2) the pace of such negotiations should depend on a periodic evaluation of the relevant country's performance (probably resulting in varying accession dates); and (3) the special status of "political membership" in NATO should be provided for any new member country if considered by the NATO membership. | 2025-08-21T20:14:44Z | |
| 104-sconres-71 | 104 | sconres | 71 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the persecution of Christians worldwide. | International Affairs | 1996-09-17 | 1996-09-18 | Held at the desk. | Senate | Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] | OK | R | N000102 | 5 | Declares that the Congress: (1) condemns human rights abuses and denials of religious liberty to Christians around the world and calls upon the responsible regimes to cease such abuses; (2) recommends that the President expand and invigorate U.S. international advocacy on behalf of persecuted Christians and initiate a thorough examination of all U.S. policies that affect persecuted Christians; (3) encourages the President to proceed expeditiously in appointing a White House special advisor on religious persecution; and (4) recognizes and applauds the day of prayer recognizing the plight of persecuted Christians worldwide. | 2016-10-26T07:51:59Z | |
| 104-hconres-213 | 104 | hconres | 213 | Concerning the urgent need to improve the living standards of those South Asians living in the Ganges and the Brahmaputra river basin. | International Affairs | 1996-09-12 | 1996-09-25 | Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 2 | Urges the Governments of Bangladesh, India, and Nepal to redouble their efforts to devise development projects that could relieve the poverty of those living in the Ganges and Brahmaputra River Basin and address the problems of flooding and drought. Encourages international financial institutions and the international community to offer appropriate advice, encouragement, and assistance. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hconres-212 | 104 | hconres | 212 | Endorsing the adoption by the European Parliament of a resolution supporting the Republic of China on Taiwan's efforts at joining the community of nations. | International Affairs | 1996-09-11 | 1996-09-25 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 7 | Endorses the adoption by the European Parliament on July 18, 1996, of a resolution supporting the Republic of China on Taiwan's efforts at joining the community of nations. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hr-4036 | 104 | hr | 4036 | Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-09-05 | 1996-10-19 | Became Public Law No: 104-319. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 7 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Foreign Relations Provisions Title II: Foreign Assistance Provisions Title III: Claiborne Pell Institute For International Relations and Public Policy Title IV: George Bush School of Government and Public Service Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions Human Rights, Refugee, and Other Foreign Relations Provisions Act of 1996 - Title I: Foreign Relations Provisions - Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 to revise provisions authorizing the charging of fees for processing machine readable nonimmigrant visas and machine readable combined border crossing identification cards and nonimmigrant visas to require such fees, for FY 1996 and 1997, to be deposited as an offsetting collection to any Department of State appropriation to recover the costs of the Department's border security program. (Currently, such fees are used to recover the costs for providing consular services.) Eliminates the prohibition on such fees being charged to a citizen of a country that is a signatory to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Directs the President to semiannually report to the appropriate congressional committees on methods employed by Cuba to enforce the United States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 to restrict Cuban immigration to the United States, and the treatment of such people by Cuba who have returned there pursuant to the United States-Cuba agreement of 1995. Amends the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 to extend through FY 1997 the special allocation of 1,000 admissions into the United States per year of refugees from the independent states of the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania who have been persecuted for participation in the Ukrainian Catholic or Orthodox churches. Extends through FY 1997 the period for specified aliens from the former Soviet Union, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia to be paroled into the U… | 2025-04-07T15:29:07Z | |
| 104-hr-4037 | 104 | hr | 4037 | International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-09-05 | 1996-09-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 8 | International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Labor to annually identify foreign countries that do not prohibit child labor, or that have laws prohibiting child labor but do not enforce them, and those industries in such countries in which child labor is used. Prohibits U.S. and multilateral assistance to identified countries, with specified exceptions. Authorizes appropriations for a U.S. contribution to the International Labor Organization for the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor. | 2025-08-21T20:14:38Z | |
| 104-s-2053 | 104 | s | 2053 | International Narcotics Control Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-09-04 | 1996-09-05 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 574. | Senate | Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] | IA | R | G000386 | 4 | International Narcotics Control Act of 1996 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (the Act) to require that the President's annual international narcotics control strategy report to the Congress (strategy report) include information from the United States Trade Representative on the bilateral trade relationship between the United States and each major illicit drug producing and drug-transit country. Directs the President to transmit to specified congressional committees a mid-year report on the activities of each country: (1) not certified as having cooperated fully with the United States, or taken adequate steps on its own, to achieve full compliance with the goals and objectives established by the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (certification); or (2) granted a national interest waiver (waiver). Requires the President, in making certification determinations, to consider factors such as the extent to which the country: (1) has adopted and is implementing an effective strategic plan to reduce or eliminate illicit cultivation, distribution, sale, transport, and financing of narcotic and psychotropic drugs, precursor chemicals, and other controlled substances; and (2) is taking steps to prevent the diversion of U.S. assistance or equipment. Directs the Department of State or other appropriate negotiating agency, for each country identified as a major illicit drug producing or drug-transit country or which is a major source of precursor chemicals used in the production of illicit narcotics, to notify specified congressional committees within ten calendar days of reaching an agreement on the extradition of an individual, subject to specified requirements. Requires notification once such interests are no longer threatened. (Sec. 3) Amends the Narcotics Control Trade Act (NCTA) to direct the Secretary, by April 1 of each year, to recommend to the President the imposition of one or more of specified required trade sanctions on a country: (1) that… | 2025-08-21T20:15:24Z | |
| 104-hconres-209 | 104 | hconres | 209 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon. | International Affairs | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] | WV | D | R000011 | 8 | Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to preserve the territorial integrity, unity, sovereignty, and full independence of Lebanon. Urges the President to take the necessary steps to activate the Consultative Group for Lebanon's Reconstruction, which was established by the April 26, 1996, Understanding between Lebanon and Israel. Calls for the withdrawal of all non-Lebanese forces from Lebanon. Calls upon: (1) the President to negotiate directly with officials of the Government of Lebanon on issues pertaining to Lebanon; (2) Lebanon to assert more independence to assure the international community that it has the political will and military capability to guarantee security along its borders for itself and its neighbors and disarm all militias upon the withdrawal of non-Lebanese forces from Lebanon; and (3) Lebanon's parliamentary elections to proceed unimpeded in a fair, open, and equitable manner. Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President should use such guidelines in formulating U.S. policy toward Lebanon and consider resolving the presence of non-Lebanese forces in Lebanon without relying exclusively upon a comprehensive peace in the region to resolve this issue; and (2) insofar as Lebanon's neighbors require security from Lebanon, Lebanon must be secure from interference from its neighbors. | 2025-01-02T17:32:50Z | |
| 104-hr-3974 | 104 | hr | 3974 | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance to foreign governments that provide assistance to Cuba. | International Affairs | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Zimmer, Dick [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | Z000008 | 0 | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit foreign assistance (other than humanitarian and refugee assistance) to any foreign country that the President determines has provided economic assistance to, or engaged in nonmarket-based trade with, Cuba. | 2025-01-02T17:39:10Z | |
| 104-hr-4001 | 104 | hr | 4001 | Liberian Peace and Democracy Act | International Affairs | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 9 | Liberian Peace and Democracy Act - Declares that the governments of Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Guinea have, through the provision of assistance to Liberian factions, contributed to the violence in Liberia since the civil war erupted there in 1989. Imposes certain visa, economic, and defense export sanctions against such countries. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions if such countries halt their assistance to Liberian factions, or such measures would not be in the U.S. national interest. Urges the President to take certain measures to bring Liberian war criminals to justice. Directs the President to instruct all U.S. Government officials engaged in official contacts with the governments of Cote d'Ivoire, Burkina Faso, and Guinea to raise on a regular basis the issue of extraditing to the United States all persons in such countries sought by the Department of Justice for crimes committed in the United States. Expresses the sense of the Congress with respect to the institution of democracy in Liberia. | 2025-08-21T20:16:31Z | |
| 104-hres-515 | 104 | hres | 515 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the persecution of Christians worldwide. | International Affairs | 1996-08-02 | 1996-09-24 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 36 | Reaffirms commitment to the principles of religious liberty. Condemns human rights abuses and denials of religious liberty to persecuted religions around the world and calls upon the responsible regimes to cease such abuses. Recommends that the President expand and invigorate U.S. international advocacy on behalf of persecuted religions and initiate a thorough examination of all U.S. policies that affect persecuted Christians. Encourages the President to take organizational steps to strengthen U.S. policies to combat religious persecution, including creating a special advisory committee for religious liberty abroad or considering the appointment of a White House special advisor on religious persecution. Applauds the actions of the World Evangelical Fellowship in declaring an annual international day of prayer on behalf of persecuted Christians. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-sconres-69 | 104 | sconres | 69 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II. | International Affairs | 1996-08-02 | 1996-08-02 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Santorum, Rick [R-PA] | PA | R | S000059 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his crimes of active euthanasia and crimes against humanity committed during World War II. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hres-501 | 104 | hres | 501 | Calling upon the Government of Germany to negotiate in good faith regarding expansion of eligibility for Holocaust survivor compensation. | International Affairs | 1996-07-31 | 1996-07-31 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] | NY | D | M000087 | 4 | Calls upon the Government of Germany to negotiate in good faith with the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany to broaden the categories of those eligible for compensation. | 2025-01-02T17:33:42Z | |
| 104-hconres-205 | 104 | hconres | 205 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his war crimes of euthanasia committed during World War II. | International Affairs | 1996-07-30 | 1996-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] | CA | D | W000738 | 21 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the German Government should investigate and prosecute Dr. Hans Joachim Sewering for his crimes of active euthanasia and crimes against humanity committed during World War II. | 2025-01-02T17:32:50Z | |
| 104-hr-3916 | 104 | hr | 3916 | To make available certain Voice of America and Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings. | International Affairs | 1996-07-30 | 1996-10-09 | Became Public Law No: 104-269. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 2 | Authorizes the Director of the U.S. Information Agency to make available for five years, upon request, to the Linguistic Data Consortium of the University of Pennsylvania computer readable multilingual text and recorded speech in various languages. Requires the Consortium to reimburse the Director for expenses involved in making such material available. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hres-493 | 104 | hres | 493 | Urging that certain actions be taken with respect to Vietnamese asylum seekers. | International Affairs | 1996-07-30 | 1996-09-05 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 0 | Declares that: (1) the United States should demand that forced repatriation and the inhumane treatment of Vietnamese asylum seekers should cease; and (2) the United Nations (UN) should not be involved in or provide funds for such activities and should assure the protection of all applicants to the Resettlement Opportunities for Vietnamese Returnees Program from incarceration or harassment from Vietnamese officials. Provides that Vietnamese asylum seekers: (1) who, on appeal to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, have been designated as refugees should be protected from repatriation and interviewed for resettlement in the United States; (2) in the refugee camps in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Thailand who have a relationship with the United States and those who apparently quality as refugees under specified criteria should be given access to U.S. immigration officials for resettlement interviews; (3) who are accepted for resettlement in the United States should be admitted under the FY 1997 immigration ceiling for Vietnamese nationals; (4) previously repatriated to Vietnam who have volunteered for the Program should be immediately interviewed for resettlement in the United States under such criteria; and (5) repatriated to Vietnam before having an opportunity to sign up for the Program should be provided with the regulations and application forms for the Program. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 104-hres-494 | 104 | hres | 494 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that criminals from the genocide in Rwanda should be brought to justice by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. | International Affairs | 1996-07-30 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 11 | Calls for: (1) condemnation of the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity and violations of fundamental human rights in Rwanda; (2) the international community and the United States to provide the resources to avoid unnecessary and damaging delay in the justice process; (3) prosecution of those individuals who have been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; (4) coordination between the Tribunal and the Rwandan national justice system; (5) all countries to ensure that individuals indicted by the Tribunal who are in such countries be apprehended and turned over to the Tribunal for prosecution; and (6) the President to instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to vote in the United Nations Security Council to ensure that such indicted individuals are apprehended and prosecuted. | 2025-01-02T17:33:25Z | |
| 104-sres-285 | 104 | sres | 285 | A Resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that enforcement of the Cambodian Genocide Justice Act, improvements in Cambodia's record on human rights, the environment, narcotics trafficking and the Royal Government of Cambodia's conduct should be among the primary objectives of the United States in relations with Cambodia. | International Affairs | 1996-07-29 | 1996-09-28 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11638-11640) | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that enforcement of the Cambodian Genocide Justice Act and improvements in Cambodia's human rights conditions, Cambodia's environmental and narcotics trafficking record, and the conduct of the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) should be among the primary objectives in U.S. policy toward Cambodia. Urges: (1) the United States, in compliance with such Act, to support efforts to bring to justice Khmer Rouge members for their crimes against humanity; and (2) the President to encourage the establishment of a national or international criminal tribunal for the prosecution of Ieng Sary (former deputy Prime Minister of the Khmer Rouge) and to provide it with any information available on Ieng Sary's alleged involvement in the Cambodian genocide. Calls for the Secretary of State to: (1) monitor preparations for upcoming Cambodian elections; (2) attempt to secure the RGC's agreement to full and unhindered participation of international observers for those elections; (3) support the continuation of human rights monitoring in Cambodia by the UN; and (4) encourage Cambodia's other donors and trading partners to raise concerns with the RGC over Cambodia's record on human rights, the environment, narcotics trafficking, and governmental conduct. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hres-491 | 104 | hres | 491 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that criminals from the genocide in Rwanda should be brought to justice by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda. | International Affairs | 1996-07-26 | 1996-09-04 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 22 | Calls for: (1) condemnation of the perpetrators of genocide and other crimes against humanity and violations of fundamental human rights in Rwanda; (2) the international community and the United States to provide the resources to avoid unnecessary and damaging delay in the justice process; (3) prosecution of those individuals who have been indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda; (4) coordination between the Tribunal and the Rwandan national justice system; (5) all countries to ensure that individuals indicted by the Tribunal who are in such countries be apprehended and turned over to the Tribunal for prosecution; and (6) the President to instruct the U.S. representative to the United Nations to vote in the United Nations Security Council to ensure that such indicted individuals are apprehended and prosecuted. | 2025-01-02T17:33:25Z | |
| 104-sres-283 | 104 | sres | 283 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning creation of a new position in the White House as Senior Advisor on Religious Persecution. | International Affairs | 1996-07-26 | 1996-07-26 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 3 | Urges the President to appoint a White House Senior Advisor on religious persecution. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hr-3846 | 104 | hr | 3846 | Microenterprise Act | International Affairs | 1996-07-18 | 1996-09-25 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 631. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 27 | Microenterprise Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide certain assistance to increase the availability of credit to micro- and small enterprises lacking full access to credit. Authorizes the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (AID) to provide grant assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for microenterprises in developing countries. Urges the Administrator to establish a monitoring system that establishes performance goals for such assistance. | 2025-08-21T20:14:49Z | |
| 104-s-1968 | 104 | s | 1968 | Foreign Aid Reform Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-07-17 | 1996-07-17 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Faircloth, Lauch [R-NC] | NC | R | F000437 | 2 | Foreign Aid Reform Act of 1996 - Prohibits U.S. assistance to a foreign country that did not cast its vote in agreement with the United States for at least 50 percent of the recorded votes taken in the General Assembly and Security Council of the United Nations during the preceding calendar year. Prohibits domestic Federal agencies from furnishing, directly or indirectly, assistance to a foreign country or international organization. Declares it shall not be in order in either the House of Representatives or the Senate to consider any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report providing new budget authority for a fiscal year with respect to foreign operations, export financing, or other related U.S. activities until that House of the Congress has passed all other appropriations measures for that year. | 2025-08-21T20:16:51Z | |
| 104-hr-3827 | 104 | hr | 3827 | Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-07-16 | 1996-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] | CA | D | W000187 | 0 | Women in Enterprise Development Act of 1996 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to direct the Administrator of the Agency for International Development (AID) to establish a Women in Enterprise Development Program, which shall provide funding and other support for projects of educational, information, and financial assistance to women in developing countries to: (1) support the creation of small to medium-size businesses in which women can participate; (2) foster investment in businesses substantially owned or managed by women; and (3) enable such women to further their education. | 2025-08-21T20:15:32Z | |
| 104-hr-3808 | 104 | hr | 3808 | To establish the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas and to provide for participation in the Assembly by the United States Delegation. | International Affairs | 1996-07-12 | 1996-07-25 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. | House | Rep. Moorhead, Carlos J. [R-CA-27] | CA | R | M000926 | 3 | Provides for appointment of a U.S. Delegation (consisting of 13 Members of Congress) to the Intellectual Property Assembly of the Americas, which shall meet annually with representative parliamentary groups from other countries in the Americas to: (1) discuss common problems and interests in intellectual and industrial property; and (2) promote national and multilateral measures that may further common interests in such property. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-23T13:14:35Z | |
| 104-hr-3812 | 104 | hr | 3812 | International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-07-12 | 1996-07-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 5 | International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1996 - Directs the Secretary of Labor annually to identify foreign countries that do not prohibit child labor, or that have laws prohibiting child labor but do not enforce them, and those industries in such countries in which child labor is used. Prohibits: (1) the entry into the United States of any article that is a product of child labor; and (2) U.S. and multilateral assistance to identified countries, with specified exceptions. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of this Act. Authorizes appropriations for a U.S. contribution to the International Labor Organization for the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor. | 2025-08-21T20:14:45Z | |
| 104-hr-3766 | 104 | hr | 3766 | To prohibit economic assistance, military assistance, or arms transfers to the Government of Sudan until appropriate action is taken to eliminate chattel slavery in Sudan, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1996-07-09 | 1996-07-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 25 | Prohibits the President from providing economic assistance, military assistance, or arms transfers to Sudan (or to any foreign country involved in chattel slavery in Sudan) unless he certifies to the Congress that Sudan has taken action to eliminate chattel slavery, including: (1) enactment of antislavery laws that punish violators; and (2) rigorous enforcement of such laws. Directs the Secretary of State to designate an individual from the diplomatic mission in Khartoum, Sudan, for monitoring slavery there. Requires the President to report to the Congress on all forms of covert and overt forms of slavery in Sudan. Directs the President to instruct: (1) the U.S. representative to each international financial institution to oppose any assistance to Sudan until it has taken action to eliminate chattel slavery; and (2) the U.S. permanent representative to the United Nations to pursue passage of any U.N. Security Council resolution that enhances cooperation of other countries in applying sanctions against Sudan. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should work with foreign countries and appropriate international organizations to ensure that humanitarian assistance organizations have access to all parts of Sudan for the purpose of assisting individuals who have been enslaved to resettle in Sudan. | 2025-01-02T17:38:56Z | |
| 104-sres-276 | 104 | sres | 276 | A resolution congratulating the people of Mongolia on embracing democracy in Mongolia through their participation in the parliamentary elections held on June 30, 1996. | International Affairs | 1996-07-08 | 1996-09-06 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10024) | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 4 | Congratulates the people of Mongolia for conducting free, fair, and credible elections for the national parliament, the Great Hural, on June 30, 1996. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-sres-275 | 104 | sres | 275 | A resolution to express the sense of the Senate concerning Afghanistan. | International Affairs | 1996-06-28 | 1996-09-24 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11201-11202) | Senate | Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] | CO | R | B000919 | 0 | Declares that: (1) resolving the continuing conflict in Afghanistan and alleviating the accompanying humanitarian distress of its people should be a top U.S. priority; and (2) outside interference and the provision of arms and military supplies to the warring parties should be halted. Urges the United Nations (UN) Security Council to impose an international arms embargo on Afghanistan. Welcomes the appointment by the UN of a new special envoy to Afghanistan and urges him to aggressively assist the Afghans to achieve a solution to the conflict acceptable to the Afghan people. Urges the UN to work to create the conditions for a continuing dialogue among the Afghan factions. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hr-3735 | 104 | hr | 3735 | To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa under chapter 10 of part I of that Act. | International Affairs | 1996-06-27 | 1996-08-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 8 | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations, in addition to amounts otherwise available, for FY 1997 through 1999 for the Development Fund for Africa. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hres-469 | 104 | hres | 469 | To commend the patriotic citizens of Remy, France, who honorably buried Lieutenant Houston Braly after his heroic attack on a German munitions train on August 2, 1944. | International Affairs | 1996-06-27 | 1996-06-27 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Baker, Bill [R-CA-10] | CA | R | B000078 | 2 | Commends the bravery demonstrated by the citizens of Remy, France, in burying the body of Lieutenant Houston Braly despite threats of reprisals from the occupying German authorities. Recognizes the efforts of the surviving members of the 364th Fighter Group to raise funds to restore the church's stained glass windows. | 2025-01-02T17:33:25Z | |
| 104-sres-273 | 104 | sres | 273 | A resolution condemning terror attacks in Saudi Arabia. | International Affairs | 1996-06-27 | 1996-06-27 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7126-7128, S7210-7211) | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 14 | Condemns the attacks of June 25, 1996, and November 13, 1995, in Saudi Arabia. Extends condolences to the families of all U.S. service personnel killed and wounded and to the Government and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Honors such personnel for their sacrifice. Expresses gratitude to such Government and people for their heroic rescue efforts at the scene of the attack and their determination to find and punish those responsible. Reaffirms: (1) support for such Government and for continuing good relations; and (2) commitment to provide all necessary support for the men and women of our armed forces. Determines that such terror attacks present a clear threat to U.S. interests in the Persian Gulf. Calls upon the United States to: (1) continue to assist such Government in its efforts to identify those responsible for the attack; and (2) use all reasonable means available to punish the responsible parties. | 2016-10-26T07:52:38Z | |
| 104-hr-3725 | 104 | hr | 3725 | Landmine Removal Assistance Act | International Affairs | 1996-06-26 | 1996-07-22 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 25 | Landmine Removal Assistance Act - Directs the President to carry out a humanitarian program (including technical and financial assistance to foreign governments, the United Nations, and specified kinds of humanitarian and international organizations) to improve awareness, detection, and clearance of antipersonnel landmines and explosive ordnance. Requires an annual joint report of the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development to the Congress with respect to such program. Prohibits the use of U.S. armed forces in: (1) the detection, lifting, or destruction of antipersonnel landmines or explosive ordnance (unless it is done to support a U.S. military operation); or (2) providing such assistance as part of a military operation that does not involve U.S. armed forces. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:15:53Z | |
| 104-sres-271 | 104 | sres | 271 | An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the international obligation of the People's Republic of China to allow an elected legislature in Hong Kong after June 30, 1997, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1996-06-26 | 1996-06-28 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7339) | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | Calls for the People's Republic of China (PRC) and the United Kingdom to uphold their international obligations specified in the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong of 1984, including the commitment to an elected legislature in Hong Kong after June 30, 1997. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the establishment of an appointed legislature would be a violation of the Joint Declaration and the PRC should allow the Legislative Council elected in September 1995 to serve its full elected term. Urges the President and the Secretary of State to communicate to the PRC and to the Hong Kong Government and Legislative Council full U.S. support for Hong Kong's autonomy and U.S. interest in full compliance by both the PRC and Great Britain with the Joint Declaration as a matter of international law. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hres-461 | 104 | hres | 461 | Regarding U.S. concerns with human rights abuse, nuclear and chemical weapons proliferation, illegal weapons trading, military intimidation of Taiwan, and trade violations by the People's Republic of China and the People's Liberation Army, and directing the committees of jurisdiction to commence hearings and report appropriate legislation. | International Affairs | 1996-06-25 | 1996-06-27 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] | CA | R | C000830 | 9 | Directs specified congressional committees to hold hearings on U.S. concerns with respect to human rights abuses, proliferation of nuclear and chemical weapons, and unfair trade practices by China. Urges that legislation addressing these matters be reported by September 30, 1996. | 2025-04-07T15:29:43Z | |
| 104-hres-464 | 104 | hres | 464 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating to the recognition of the Magen David Adom (Red Shield of David) as a symbol of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. | International Affairs | 1996-06-25 | 1996-07-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] | MA | D | F000339 | 1 | Urges the President to: (1) work with other signatory countries to the Geneva Conventions to organize a full diplomatic conference on the Geneva Humanitarian Law Instruments to include recognition of the Magen David Adom as an official symbol for use by appropriate organizations of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement; and (2) encourage the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to discuss this issue at the 1997 meeting of its Council of Delegates and to amend Article 4 of its Statutes to include recognition of the Magen David Adom as its official emblem at its 1999 International Conference. | 2025-01-02T17:33:25Z | |
| 104-sres-268 | 104 | sres | 268 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the summit of Arab heads of state being held in Cairo beginning on June 21, 1996. | International Affairs | 1996-06-21 | 1996-06-21 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 2 | Urges the governments attending the June 21, 1996, summit in Cairo and other governments in the Middle East to: (1) reaffirm their commitment to a comprehensive peace in the Middle East; (2) express their willingness to work with the democratically elected Government of Israel in the pursuit of a meaningful peace; and (3) refrain from statements directed against the new Israeli Government that might create an atmosphere in the region unfavorable to a continuation of the peace process. | 2025-04-07T15:23:16Z | |
| 104-sres-270 | 104 | sres | 270 | A resolution urging continued and increased United States support for the efforts of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia to bring to justice the perpetrators of gross violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia. | International Affairs | 1996-06-21 | 1996-07-24 | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | Senate | Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] | CT | D | L000304 | 7 | Finds that the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia merits continued and increased U.S. support for its efforts to investigate and bring to justice the perpetrators of gross violations of international law in the former Yugoslavia. Declares that: (1) the President should support the request of the President of the Tribunal for the High Representative to reimpose full economic sanctions on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the so-called Republika Srpska until the Republic and Bosnian Serb authorities have complied with their obligations under the Peace Agreement and UN Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with the Tribunal; (2) the NATO-led Implementation Force (IFOR) should make it an urgent priority to detain and bring to justice persons indicted by the Tribunal; and (3) states in the former Yugoslavia should not be admitted to international organizations and fora until they have complied with their obligations under the Peace Agreement and UN Security Council Resolutions to cooperate fully with the Tribunal. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-hr-3689 | 104 | hr | 3689 | To amend the international narcotics control program under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish an additional certification standard for certain illicit drug producing countries and drug-transit countries and to establish an additional reporting requirement under that program. | International Affairs | 1996-06-20 | 1996-06-20 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Hamilton, Lee H. [D-IN-9] | IN | D | H000114 | 8 | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise certification standards for waiver of the requirement that the Secretary of the Treasury instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each multilateral development bank to vote against the provision of assistance to a major illicit drug producing or drug-transit country under the international narcotic control program. Allows waiver of such requirement if during the previous year such a country has taken substantial steps, but has been unable, to fully cooperate with the United States, or has taken substantial, but inadequate, steps on its own, to achieve full compliance with the objectives established by the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances. Requires the Secretary of State, in addition to other reporting requirements, to report annually to specified congressional committees on the list of objectives that such countries and the United States agree on for purposes of certification. | 2025-01-02T17:38:42Z | |
| 104-hconres-190 | 104 | hconres | 190 | Urging the Government of Syria to withdraw its armed forces from Lebanon. | International Affairs | 1996-06-19 | 1996-06-19 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 72 | Demands that Syria: (1) declare its commitment to completely withdraw its armed forces from Lebanon and to set a firm timetable for such withdrawal to be completed by December 31, 1997; and (2) prevent Hizbollah and other terrorist groups from launching attacks on Israel from Lebanese areas under its occupation. Recognizes the public Israeli commitment to withdraw its armed forces from the "security zone" in southern Lebanon once security conditions permit. Declares that the Congress will not accept Syria's continued hegemony over Lebanon and rejects linking the Syrian presence there to Israeli-Syrian negotiations or to an Israeli-Syrian peace agreement. Urges the President to withhold U.S. assistance to Syria and to direct U.S. executive directors of all international financial institutions to oppose loans or assistance to Syria until Syria withdraws its armed forces from Lebanon. Calls for Syria to cooperate with ongoing international efforts to curb terrorism and holds it responsible for all terrorist acts planned, trained for, financed, or initiated in Syrian or Lebanese territories under its occupation. Calls on Lebanon to: (1) initiate negotiations with Syria for the withdrawal of Syrian armed forces from Lebanon, the disarming of all remaining nongovernment paramilitary groups, and the redeployment of Lebanese armed forces to all Lebanese areas in order to assert the sovereignty of the Lebanese state over all of its territory; (2) enter into bilateral negotiations with Israel in order to agree on mutual security arrangements and realize a full and permanent peace; (3) prosecute all individuals responsible for crimes against U.S. or foreign diplomats and citizens; and (4) hold the parliamentary elections on time and take specified measures to ensure that such elections are conducted in a free and fair manner. Requires the Secretary of State to report to congressional committees on the results of the Lebanese elections and, every six months thereafter, on Syrian efforts to withdraw its forces from Lebanon. | 2025-01-02T17:32:50Z | |
| 104-hconres-189 | 104 | hconres | 189 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the importance of United States membership in regional South Pacific organizations. | International Affairs | 1996-06-18 | 1996-09-27 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 3 | Recognizes and reaffirms the value of ties between the United States and the South Pacific region. Notes the need to continue to support the efforts of the countries of the region to enhance the sustainable development of the more fragile island economies and their integration into the regional economy, while helping to ensure the protection of the region's unique ecosystems. Recognizes the efforts of the East-West Center and Pacific Islands Conference in this regard. Commends the South Pacific Commission for managerial and organizational reform and recognizes the important role the U.S. financial contribution to, and participation in, the organization makes in assisting it to realize the gradual economic self-sufficiency of all of its members. Reaffirms the U.S. commitment as a member of the Commission, a participant in the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, and a member of the post-forum dialogue partnership with the South Pacific Forum. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-hconres-188 | 104 | hconres | 188 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to increasing political oppression in Burma. | International Affairs | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] | CA | R | R000409 | 0 | Declares that if the State Law and Order Restoration Council regime in Burma arrests Aung San Suu Kyi, otherwise limits her freedom, or exiles her: (1) the Congress will adopt legislation to prohibit future investment in Burma; and (2) the United States should use all means necessary to bring Khun Sa to trial in the United States. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 104-hr-3638 | 104 | hr | 3638 | To reauthorize the Development Fund for Africa under chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. | International Affairs | 1996-06-13 | 1996-06-13 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 3 | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for FY 1997 and each subsequent fiscal year for the Development Fund for Africa. | 2025-01-02T17:38:42Z | |
| 104-hr-3621 | 104 | hr | 3621 | MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-06-12 | 1996-06-12 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 30 | MacBride Principles of Economic Justice Act of 1996 - Amends the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support Act of 1986 to revise its purposes to require that U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland be disbursed in accordance with the MacBride principles of economic justice, as specified. Authorizes the United States to make contributions to the Fund only if the President certifies to the Congress that, among other things, disbursements from the Fund will be distributed in accordance with the principles of economic justice and will create employment opportunities in communities of Northern Ireland suffering the highest rates of unemployment. | 2025-08-21T20:15:49Z | |
| 104-hr-3609 | 104 | hr | 3609 | To authorize appropriations for the payment of United States arrearages in assessed contributions to the United Nations for prior years and to authorize appropriations for the payment of assessed contributions of the United States for United Nations peacekeeping operations. | International Affairs | 1996-06-10 | 1996-06-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] | CT | R | S001144 | 12 | Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 through 2001 only for the payment of arrearages in assessed contributions to the United Nations for specified past fiscal years. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 through 2001 for contributions to the United Nations for international peacekeeping activities, but only in an amount not greater than 25 percent of the total of all assessed contributions for any particular operation. Authorizes the President, after notification of the Congress, to withhold the payment of any appropriated funds authorized by this Act if the United Nations has failed to implement or to continue to implement consensus-based decisionmaking procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient attention is paid to the views of the United States and other member states that are the major financial contributors to the United Nations. | 2025-01-02T17:38:42Z | |
| 104-hconres-182 | 104 | hconres | 182 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the need for the President to seek the Senate's advice and consent for ratification of the 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women. | International Affairs | 1996-06-06 | 1996-06-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights. | House | Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] | CA | D | T000316 | 8 | Urges the President to promptly seek the advice and consent of the Senate to ratification of the 1994 Inter-American Convention on the Prevention, Punishment, and Eradication of Violence Against Women. | 2025-01-02T17:32:50Z | |
| 104-hr-3564 | 104 | hr | 3564 | NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-06-04 | 1996-07-24 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 34 | NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to: (1) assist the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe; (2) ensure that such countries are aware of the costs and responsibilities of such membership; and (3) work to construct a political and security relationship between an enlarged NATO and the Russian Federation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that in order to promote security in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine: (1) the United States should continue to support the full and active participation of these countries in activities that will qualify them for NATO membership; (2) the U.S. Government should continue to press the European Union to admit as soon as possible any country qualifying for membership; and (3) the United States and NATO should continue to support military and peacekeeping initiatives between and among such countries and NATO countries. Expresses the sense of the Congress that Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania have valid historical security concerns and should not be disadvantaged in seeking to join NATO by virtue of their forcible incorporation into the Soviet Union. Designates Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic as eligible to receive certain assistance for transition to full membership in NATO. Declares that such designation shall not preclude the designation by the President of other Central and Eastern Europe countries. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1997 for NATO enlargement assistance. Authorizes the availability of certain funds for implementation of the Regional Airspace Initiative and the Partnership for Peace Information Management System. Declares that the transfer of excess defense articles to countries intending to participate in NATO (including countries on NATO's southern flank) shall be given priority, to the maximum extent feasible, over the delivery of su… | 2025-04-07T15:30:29Z | |
| 104-hr-3577 | 104 | hr | 3577 | To oppose the provision of assistance to the People's Republic of China by any international financial institution. | International Affairs | 1996-06-04 | 1996-06-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 8 | Urges the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution to vote to oppose the provision of any assistance to China, unless the President certifies to the Congress that China has met certain conditions with respect to: (1) internationally-recognized human rights; (2) renunciation of force to resolve its differences with Taiwan; (3) strict compliance with U.S. law on the nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction; (4) compliance with the Memorandum of Understanding with the United States regarding intellectual property rights, signed in March 1995; and (5) pursuit of environmentally sound development practices. Requires the United States, in the absence of any such certification, to withhold a certain portion of assistance from any international financial institution that provides assistance to China. | 2025-01-02T17:38:41Z | |
| 104-s-1830 | 104 | s | 1830 | NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 | International Affairs | 1996-06-04 | 1996-06-04 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 10 | NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to: (1) assist the transition to full membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) of emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe; and (2) work to construct a political and security relationship between an enlarged NATO and the Russian Federation. Expresses the sense of the Congress that in order to promote security in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, Moldova, and Ukraine: (1) the United States should support the full and active participation of these countries in activities that will qualify them for NATO membership; (2) the U.S. Government should press the European Union to admit as soon as possible any country qualifying for membership; and (3) the United States and NATO should support military and peacekeeping initiatives between and among such countries, NATO countries, and Russia. Designates Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic as eligible to receive certain assistance for transition to full membership in NATO. Requires the President to designate as eligible for such assistance other emerging democracies in Central and Eastern Europe that meet specified criteria. Authorizes appropriations for NATO enlargement assistance. Declares that the transfer of excess defense articles to countries intending to participate in NATO (including countries of NATO's southern flank) shall be given priority, to the maximum extent feasible, over the delivery of such articles to other countries, except certain countries specified under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995. Amends the NATO Participation Act of 1994 to establish a presidential and congressional procedure for termination of eligibility for assistance for Partnership for Peace countries which: (1) no longer meet certain eligibility criteria; (2) are hostile to the NATO alliance; or (3) pose a national security threat to the United States. | 2025-08-21T20:16:29Z | |
| 104-hr-3540 | 104 | hr | 3540 | Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 | International Affairs | 1996-05-29 | 1996-09-17 | Conference held. | House | Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1] | AL | R | C000052 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Export and Investment Assistance Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance Title III: Military Assistance Title IV: Multilateral Economic Assistance Title V: General Provisions Title VI: NATO Enlargement Facilitation Act of 1996 Title VII: Middle East Development Bank Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1997 - Title I: Export and Investment Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1997 for: (1) Export-Import Bank subsidies; (2) the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1997 for: (1) expenses of the President under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) the Agency for International Development (AID) for specified development assistance (including transfers of funds) allowing availability of limited amounts for the Inter-American Foundation, the African Development Foundation, and the American Schools and Hospitals Abroad program; (3) assistance to Vietnam to reform its trade regime through, among other things, reform of its commercial and investment legal codes; (4) AID's Office of Population and the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute; (5) specified projects aimed at reunification of Cyprus; (6) democracy and humanitarian activities in Burma; (7) private and voluntary organizations; (8) international disaster assistance; (9) debt restructuring; (10) micro and small enterprise development programs; (11) guaranteed loans under the worldwide housing guarantees program; (12) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (13) operating expenses of AID and the AID Office of Inspector General; (14) Economic Support Fund (ESF) assistance (but not for Zaire); (15) economic assistance for Eastern Europe, the Baltic States, and the independent states of the former Soviet Union; (16) the Peace Corps (but with a ban on fund use for abortions); and (17) the Department of State for intern… | 2025-04-07T15:30:29Z | |
| 104-hres-444 | 104 | hres | 444 | Urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign governments of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer. | International Affairs | 1996-05-29 | 1996-05-29 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Forbes, Michael P. [R-NY-1] | NY | R | F000257 | 0 | Calls for the Attorney General to seek the detention and extradition to the United States of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer in October 1985 during the hijacking of the vessel Achille Lauro. | 2025-01-02T17:33:25Z | |
| 104-hres-441 | 104 | hres | 441 | Calling upon, and requesting that the President call upon, all Americans to recognize and appreciate the historical significance and the heroic human endeavor and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II, and commending the PanCretan Association of America. | International Affairs | 1996-05-23 | 1996-05-23 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Klink, Ron [D-PA-4] | PA | D | K000270 | 28 | Calls for recognition of the historical significance of the Battle of Crete, the Cretan Resistance Movement, and the heroism and sacrifice of the people of Crete during World War II. Requests the President to issue a proclamation calling on Americans to observe the memory of those who fell in the Battle and to honor the survivors. Commends the PanCretan Association of America. | 2025-01-02T17:33:25Z | |
| 104-hconres-179 | 104 | hconres | 179 | To express the sense of the Congress that Buddhist monks and civilians and Roman Catholic monks and priest unlawfully detained by the government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam should be released. | International Affairs | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. | House | Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-9] | TX | R | S000937 | 11 | Calls for the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to release all Buddhist monks and civilians and all Roman Catholic monks and priests currently being unlawfully detained. | 2025-01-23T13:18:47Z | |
| 104-hconres-176 | 104 | hconres | 176 | Expressing the sense of the Congress concerning the maltreatment of United States military and civilian prisoners by the Japanese during World War II. | International Affairs | 1996-05-10 | 1996-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. | House | Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] | CA | R | D000435 | 13 | Calls for: (1) the Government of Japan to pay reparations and express formal regret to U.S. military and civilian prisoners of war held by the Japanese during World War II; and (2) relevant U.S. departments and agencies to declassify and release to the Department of Veterans Affairs and to the doctors of individuals who were subjected to experimentation by the Japanese all requested U.S. and Japanese records and documents relating to medical or bacteriological experimentation on such prisoners. | 2026-03-23T12:17:56Z | |
| 104-s-1732 | 104 | s | 1732 | Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1995 | International Affairs | 1996-05-08 | 1996-05-08 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 1 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: National Authority Title II: Application of Convention Prohibitions to Natural and Legal Persons Title III: Reporting Title IV: Inspections Chemical Weapons Convention Implementation Act of 1995 - Title I: National Authority - Directs the President to establish the United States National Authority to serve as the focal point for liaison with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons and other States Parties to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction, opened for signature on January 13, 1993. Title II: Application of Convention Prohibitions to Natural and Legal Persons - Amends the Federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties upon anyone who knowingly develops, acquires, stockpiles, transfers, uses, owns, or possesses any chemical weapon, assists any other person in doing so, or attempts to do so. Makes such provision inapplicable to the retention, ownership, or possession of any chemical weapon permitted by the Convention, pending the weapon's destruction, by any Federal agency. (Sec. 201) Provides for seizures and forfeitures of chemical weapons, as well as U.S. injunctive relief against prohibited conduct related to them. Imposes criminal penalties upon persons who knowingly use riot control agents as a method of warfare or assist another person in doing so. Subjects members of the armed forces who engage in such activity to military penalties. (Sec. 203) Makes it unlawful for any person or any U.S. national located outside the United States to produce, acquire, transfer, or use a chemical listed on Schedule 1 of the Annex on Chemicals of the Convention unless: (1) the chemicals are applied to research, medical, pharmaceutical, or protective purposes; (2) the types and quantities of chemicals are strictly limited to those justifiable for such purposes; and (3) the amount of such chemicals per person at any given time for such purposes … | 2025-08-21T20:14:19Z | |
| 104-hr-3399 | 104 | hr | 3399 | Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa Act | International Affairs | 1996-05-07 | 1996-05-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] | DE | R | C000243 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: International Development Association Title II: African Development Bank Title III: Interest Subsidy Account of the Successor (ESAF II) to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the International Monetary Fund Title IV: Middle East Development Bank Title I: International Development Association - Amends the International Development Association Act to authorize specified appropriations, without fiscal year limitation, for the U.S. contribution to the tenth replenishment of the resources of the International Development Association. Title II: African Development Bank - Amends the African Development Bank Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the African Development Bank to subscribe on behalf of the United States to unspecified additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank. Authorizes appropriations without fiscal year limitation. Title III: Interest Subsidy Account of the Successor (ESAF II) to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the International Monetary Fund - Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to contribute on behalf of the United States a specified amount to the Interest Subsidy Account of the Successor (ESAF II) to the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the IMF. Authorizes specified appropriations without fiscal year limitation. Title IV: Middle East Development Bank - Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa Act - Authorizes the President to accept membership for the United States in the Bank for Economic Cooperation and Development in the Middle East and North Africa provided for in the establishing agreement. Provides for appointment of U.S. Governor and Alternate Governor, and for the applicability of the Bretton Woods Agreements Act. Allows Federal Reserve Banks to act as depositories or fiscal agents for such Bank. Authorizes U.S. subscription and appropriations. Exempts… | 2025-08-21T20:14:45Z | |
| 104-hconres-171 | 104 | hconres | 171 | Condemning the proposed relocation to the site of the Jasenovac death camp in Croatia of the remains of individuals who were not killed there, including soldiers of the Croatian Ustashe regime who participated during the Holocaust in the mass murder of Jews and others. | International Affairs | 1996-05-02 | 1996-05-02 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] | RI | D | K000113 | 4 | Condemns the proposed relocation to the site of the Jasenovac death camp in Croatia of the remains of individuals who were not killed there, including soldiers of the Croatian Ustashe regime who participated in mass murders during the Holocaust. Calls on: (1) the Secretary of State to condemn strongly this proposed relocation, to demand that President Tudjman disavow it, and, in conjunction with our allies, to express unified opposition to such relocation and to demand its disavowal; and (2) the Chairman of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council to study such relocation, to educate the public about the dangers of denial and revisionism relating to the Holocaust, and to report to the Congress on such activities. | 2025-01-02T17:32:49Z | |
| 104-hr-3352 | 104 | hr | 3352 | Varian Fry Gold Medal Act | International Affairs | 1996-04-30 | 1996-07-18 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1317) | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 4 | Varian Fry Gold Medal Act - Authorizes the President to present, on behalf of the Congress, a gold medal to the representatives of the late Varian Fry in recognition of the tremendous effort he made at great personal risk to secure the escape of thousands of trapped Jewish artists, writers, and intellectuals from the Nazis in Europe. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-08-21T20:14:39Z | |
| 104-sres-253 | 104 | sres | 253 | A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer. | International Affairs | 1996-04-30 | 1996-04-30 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Yea-Nay Vote. 99-0. Record Vote No: 93. (consideration: CR S4399) | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 5 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Attorney General should seek, from the appropriate foreign government, the detention and extradition to the United States of Mohammed Abbas (also known as Abu Abbas) for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer in October 1985 during the hijacking of the vessel Achille Lauro. | 2016-10-26T07:52:36Z | |
| 104-hconres-167 | 104 | hconres | 167 | Recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting the closing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. | International Affairs | 1996-04-24 | 1996-05-22 | Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 418. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 19 | Recognizes April 26, 1996, as the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Calls upon the Government of Ukraine to continue its negotiations with the G-7 countries to implement the December 20, 1995, memorandum of understanding which calls for all nuclear reactors at Chernobyl to be shut down. Urges the President to: (1) support U.S. assistance to provide medical relief, humanitarian assistance, social impact planning, and hospital development for Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and other nations most heavily afflicted by Chernobyl's aftermath; (2) encourage national and international health organizations to expand the scope of research into the public health consequences of Chernobyl so that the global community can benefit; (3) support closing the plant; and (4) support broadening Ukraine's regional energy sources which will reduce its dependence on any individual country. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-sconres-56 | 104 | sconres | 56 | A concurrent resolution recognizing the tenth anniversary of the Chornobyl nuclear disaster, and supporting the closing of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. | International Affairs | 1996-04-24 | 1996-10-04 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | Senate | Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | L000123 | 6 | Recognizes April 26, 1996, as the tenth anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Calls upon the Government of Ukraine to continue its negotiations with the G-7 countries to implement the December 20, 1995, memorandum of understanding which calls for all nuclear reactors at Chernobyl to be shut down. Urges the President to: (1) support U.S. assistance to provide medical relief, humanitarian assistance, social impact planning, and hospital development for Ukraine, Belarus, Russia, and other nations most heavily afflicted by Chernobyl's aftermath; (2) encourage national and international health organizations to expand the scope of research into the public health consequences of Chernobyl so that the global community can benefit; (3) support closing the plant; and (4) support broadening Ukraine's regional energy sources which will reduce its dependence on any individual country. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hr-3294 | 104 | hr | 3294 | Working Children's Human Rights Act | International Affairs | 1996-04-23 | 1996-04-23 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 40 | Working Children's Human Rights Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to include in the annual report to the Congress on the status of human rights in foreign countries slated to receive development assistance the U.S. policy to establish and encourage an international strategy to reduce worldwide violations of human rights of working children. Requires consultations with specified congressional committees as well as congressional hearings on the findings of such report. Requires any country that desires to receive U.S. assistance to certify to the Secretary of State that it has: (1) adopted and is enforcing laws that guarantee a prohibition on the use of forced child labor; and (2) taken steps to prevent and punish bribery of public officials which facilitate the abuse of child labor laws. Requires the withholding of 50 percent of U.S. assistance allocated for each country that has not been certified or for which a certification has been revoked. Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution to oppose any loan to any country that has not been certified or for which a certification has been revoked. Permits assistance to a non-certified country only if the President certifies to the Congress that it in the vital national interest to do so. | 2025-08-21T20:15:52Z | |
| 104-sconres-53 | 104 | sconres | 53 | A concurrent resolution congratulating the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of their recent democratic multiparty elections. | International Affairs | 1996-04-23 | 1996-04-23 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Jeffords, James M. [R-VT] | VT | R | J000072 | 3 | Congratulates the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone for holding their first democratic multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in nearly 30 years. Encourages them to continue to negotiate an end to the civil war and to work together. Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to helping nations move toward freedom and democracy and to encouraging peace, democracy, and economic development on the African continent. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hconres-165 | 104 | hconres | 165 | Saluting and congratulating Polish people around the world as, on May 3, 1996, they commemorate the 205th anniversary of the adoption of Poland's first constitution. | International Affairs | 1996-04-18 | 1996-05-22 | Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 419. | House | Rep. Quinn, Jack [R-NY-30] | NY | R | Q000016 | 30 | Congratulates Polish people around the world, including Americans of Polish descent, on the 205th anniversary of the adoption of the first Polish constitution. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-sjres-51 | 104 | sjres | 51 | A joint resolution saluting and congratulating Polish people around the world as, on May 3, 1996, they commemorate the 205th anniversary of the adoption of Poland's first constitution. | International Affairs | 1996-04-18 | 1996-05-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Civil Service. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 12 | Congratulates Polish people around the world, including Americans of Polish descent, on the 205th anniversary of the adoption of the first Polish constitution on May 3, 1996. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 104-sres-248 | 104 | sres | 248 | A resolution relating to the violence in Liberia. | International Affairs | 1996-04-18 | 1996-04-18 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] | WI | D | F000061 | 7 | Commends the U.S. armed forces and U.S. Embassy personnel for the successful evacuation of over 1,795 people from Liberia. Declares that a breakdown of the Abuja process would have disastrous humanitarian ramifications and seriously threaten other U.S. interests in West Africa. Calls upon all factions to reach a cease-fire and recommit themselves to the Abuja process. Urges the Administration to: (1) identify funds that could be either reprogrammed or transferred and used to support additional non-Nigerian West African peacekeepers; (2) consider the provision of excess defense articles for communications and logistical support and training for crowd-control techniques for non-Nigerian troops to participate effectively in a West African peacekeeping force; (3) use its influence with other nations with interests in Liberia to solicit further support for West African peacekeeping forces, including their participation at the April 26 meeting of a newly formed Contact Group in Liberia; and (4) lead United Nations (UN) efforts to activate a Commission to develop an implementation plan and sanctions against those parties violating the UN arms embargo on Liberia. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hconres-163 | 104 | hconres | 163 | Expressing the sense of Congress that March 25 be recognized as the anniversary of the Proclamation of Belarusan independence, expressing concern over the Belarusan government's infringement on freedom of the press in direct violation of the Helsinki Accords and the constitution of Belarus, and expressing concern about the proposed union between Russia and Belarus. | International Affairs | 1996-04-17 | 1996-04-17 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Belarus declared itself as an Independent Belarusan State on March 25, 1918. Calls for: (1) the United States to press the Government of President Lukashenka to abide by the provisions of the Helsinki Accords and the Constitution of the Republic of Belarus and guarantee freedom of the press, allow for the flowering of Belarusan culture, and enforce the separation of powers; and (2) the Congress to join with Belarusans in defending the statehood and democracy of Belarus and sustaining the country's constitution. | 2025-01-02T17:32:49Z | |
| 104-sres-247 | 104 | sres | 247 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding a resolution of the dispute between Greece and Turkey over sovereignty to the islet in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey. | International Affairs | 1996-04-17 | 1996-04-17 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the governments of Greece and Turkey should: (1) submit to the International Court of Justice in The Hague their dispute over sovereignty to the islet in the Aegean Sea called Imia by Greece and Kardak by Turkey; and (2) agree to be bound by the Court's decision with respect to the dispute. | 2025-04-07T15:29:55Z | |
| 104-hconres-160 | 104 | hconres | 160 | Congratulating the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone on the success of their recent democratic multiparty elections. | International Affairs | 1996-04-15 | 1996-07-01 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | House | Rep. Houghton, Amo [R-NY-31] | NY | R | H000814 | 88 | Congratulates the people of the Republic of Sierra Leone for holding their first democratic multiparty presidential and parliamentary elections in nearly 30 years. Encourages them to continue to negotiate an end to the civil war and to work together. Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to helping nations move toward freedom and democracy and to encouraging peace, democracy, and economic development on the African continent. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hres-398 | 104 | hres | 398 | Condemning the construction of a shopping center within the internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp in Poland. | International Affairs | 1996-03-29 | 1996-03-29 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 7 | Condemns the construction of the shopping center within the internationally protected zone around the Auschwitz death camp as a violation of international legal conventions signed by Poland and as a trivialization and desecration of the site. Calls upon the Government of Poland to: (1) overrule local authorities, comply with its international legal obligations, and permanently halt commercial construction at such site; and (2) permanently close the grounds within the internationally protected zone around it to any development. Recognizes the special nature of the death camp and the sanctity of the ground upon which it rests. | 2025-01-02T17:33:24Z | |
| 104-hres-399 | 104 | hres | 399 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the promotion of democracy and civil society in Zaire. | International Affairs | 1996-03-29 | 1996-04-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 19 | Expresses support for Zairian nongovernmental organizations seeking to promote the protection of fundamental human rights and the transition to democracy in Zaire. Encourages all Zairian political parties to include representatives of civil society in every stage of the electoral process. Condemns: (1) the continuing intimidation of those groups by Zairian military authorities and the practice of torture, arbitrary arrest, extrajudicial execution, and extortion by elements of the Zairian armed forces; and (2) the human rights violations and the intimidation of local civil society groups by such armed forces, with President Mobutu's implicit approval. Urges: (1) President Clinton to continue indefinitely the sanctions already imposed upon Zaire; (2) the United States to work through the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on Zaire and pressure the Zairian Government to allow him to open an office in Kinshasa and to facilitate this process; (3) the President to pressure President Mobutu to respect his commitments to prevent the use of Zairian territory for military incursions into Rwanda or for military or militia training and to halt the flow of arms to Hutu extremists living in Eastern Zaire; and (4) the President to assist the United Nations Arms Investigators in removing from the refugee camps intimidators who compel refugees to follow a political agenda of the Zairian Government, to combat extremist propaganda in the refugee camps that is designed to undermine voluntary repatriation efforts of the Commission, and to cooperate with the International Tribunal's efforts to bring the perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide to justice. Recommends that the United States, in collaboration with its allies, investigate and implement other means of continuing and reinforcing international pressure on President Mobutu, his family, and his associates. | 2025-01-02T17:33:24Z | |
| 104-sconres-50 | 104 | sconres | 50 | A concurrent resolution concerning human and political rights and in support of a resolution of the crisis in Kosova. | International Affairs | 1996-03-28 | 1996-03-28 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Dole, Robert J. [R-KS] | KS | R | D000401 | 6 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the situation in Kosova must be resolved before the outer wall of sanctions against Serbia is lifted and Serbia is able to return to the international community; and (2) the human rights of the people of Kosova must be restored to levels guaranteed by international law. Calls for: (1) the United States to support the legitimate claims of the Kosovan people to determine their political future; (2) the return of international observers to Kosova as soon as possible; (3) the elected Government of Kosova to be permitted to meet and exercise its legitimate mandate as elected representatives of the Kosovan people; and (4) the reinstatement of all individuals whose employment was terminated on the basis of their ethnicity. Declares that the Kosovan education system should be reopened to all residents of Kosova regardless of ethnicity and the majority ethnic Albanian population should be allowed to educate its youth in its native tongue. Commends progress toward the establishment of a United States Information Agency cultural center in Prishtina, Kosova. Urges the Secretary of State to redouble efforts to open the center as soon as possible. Calls for the President to appoint a special envoy to aid in negotiating a resolution to the crisis in Kosova. | 2025-04-07T15:23:12Z | |
| 104-hconres-155 | 104 | hconres | 155 | Concerning human and political rights and in support of a resolution of the crisis in Kosova. | International Affairs | 1996-03-27 | 1996-07-31 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 18 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the situation in Kosova must be resolved before the outer wall of sanctions against Serbia is lifted and Serbia is able to return to the international community; and (2) the human rights of the people of Kosova must be restored to levels guaranteed by international law. Calls for: (1) the United States to support the legitimate claims of the Kosovan people to determine their political future; (2) the return of international observers to Kosova as soon as possible; (3) the elected Government of Kosova to be permitted to meet and exercise its legitimate mandate as elected representatives of the Kosovan people; and (4) the reinstatement of all individuals whose employment was terminated on the basis of their ethnicity. Declares that the Kosovan education system should be reopened to all residents of Kosova regardless of ethnicity and the majority ethnic Albanian population should be allowed to educate its youth in its native tongue. Commends the establishment of a United States Information Agency cultural center in Prishtina, Kosova. Calls for the President to appoint a special envoy to aid in negotiating a resolution to the crisis in Kosova. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hconres-154 | 104 | hconres | 154 | To congratulate the Republic of China on Taiwan on the occasion of its first Presidential democratic election. | International Affairs | 1996-03-26 | 1996-05-22 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Funderburk, David [R-NC-2] | NC | R | F000426 | 236 | Congratulates the people of Taiwan on holding their first direct and democratic presidential election. Declares that the United States is committed to: (1) moving nations toward freedom and democracy; and (2) encouraging and protecting its democratic friends on Taiwan, within the framework of the Taiwan Relations Act. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z | |
| 104-hres-390 | 104 | hres | 390 | Freedom of Travel to Lebanon Act | International Affairs | 1996-03-22 | 1996-03-22 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Hoke, Martin R. [R-OH-10] | OH | R | H000707 | 1 | Freedom of Travel to Lebanon Act - Urges the Secretary of State to do the following: (1) change the prohibition on the use of U.S. passports for travel to Lebanon to a travel advisory; (2) identify conditions there that pose risks to U.S. citizens and provide suggestions for the Government of Lebanon to ameliorate them; (3) if deciding to renew the ban on travel to Lebanon, create a new waiver category to permit exceptions for U.S. business personnel who wish to travel there on business; and (4) expand the present humanitarian waiver provisions to permit American citizens of Lebanese descent to travel to Lebanon for family reunification purposes. | 2025-08-21T20:14:18Z | |
| 104-s-1638 | 104 | s | 1638 | A bill to promote peace and security in South Asia. | International Affairs | 1996-03-21 | 1996-03-21 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Pressler, Larry [R-SD] | SD | R | P000513 | 5 | Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to read as if certain exceptions to its nuclear non-proliferation provisions made by the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1996 (Public Law 104-107), which permit the transfer of certain military equipment or technology to Pakistan, had not been made. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hr-3116 | 104 | hr | 3116 | To provide for the phase-out of existing private sector development enterprise funds for foreign countries and to prohibit the establishment of, or the support for, new private sector development enterprise funds, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1996-03-19 | 1996-03-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of funds made available to the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) for assistance to specified private sector development enterprise funds for foreign countries. Prohibits the President from establishing any new private sector development enterprise funds. Prohibits the expenditure of funds appropriated to AID for assistance to any private sector development enterprise fund in which the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) (or any other international financial institution of which the United States is a member) participates, or which is financed by that Bank or institution, including: (1) the Russia Small Business Fund; (2) the Regional Venture Fund for the Lower Volga Region; and (3) the Slovenia Development Capital Fund. Directs the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the World Bank and any other international financial institution of which the United States is a member to use the U.S. vote to oppose participation of the World Bank or institution in, or financing by that Bank or institution of, any private sector development enterprise fund named in this Act. | 2025-01-02T17:37:55Z | |
| 104-sres-231 | 104 | sres | 231 | A resolution extending sympathies to the people of Scotland. | International Affairs | 1996-03-14 | 1996-03-14 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S2139-2140) | Senate | Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN] | MN | D | W000288 | 1 | Extends condolences to the people of Scotland regarding the murders of 16 kindergarten children and their teacher. | 2016-10-26T07:52:33Z | |
| 104-hres-381 | 104 | hres | 381 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding sanctions on nations that assist in the development of nuclear weapon programs of nonnuclear weapon states. | International Affairs | 1996-03-13 | 1996-03-13 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] | MA | D | M000133 | 23 | Calls for the President: (1) in response to the transfers from the People's Republic of China to Pakistan of equipment important to the development of a nuclear weapons program, to impose the strongest possible sanctions available under Federal law on all Chinese official and commercial entities associated with the research, development, sale, transportation, or financing of any nuclear or military industrial product or service made available for export since March 9, 1992; and (2) to not exercise his authority to waive sanctions in this instance. | 2025-01-02T17:33:24Z | |
| 104-sconres-46 | 104 | sconres | 46 | A concurrent resolution to express Congress' admiration of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his contribution to the special relationship between the United States and Israel, and to express the sense of the Congress that the American Promenade in Israel be named in his memory. | International Affairs | 1996-03-13 | 1996-03-13 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 14 | Expresses: (1) admiration of the legacy of the late Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and his contribution to the special relationship between the United States and Israel; and (2) the sense of the Congress that the American Promenade in Israel be named in memory of him. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 104-hres-378 | 104 | hres | 378 | Deploring recent actions by the government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression and prevent the Soros Foundation from continuing its democracy-building and humanitarian activities on its territory and calling upon the government of Serbia to remove immediately restrictions against freedom of the press and the operation of the Soros Foundation. | International Affairs | 1996-03-12 | 1996-03-19 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E376-377) | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 17 | Deplores the recent actions of the Government of Serbia that restrict freedom of the press and freedom of expression, that hamper civic organizations and democratic opposition groups, and that revoked the legal registration of the Soros Foundation. Calls upon such Government to remove those restrictions and to restore the right of the Foundation to operate fully in Serbia. Commends the Foundation for its past activities in support of freedom of the press, freedom of speech, and the development of democratic institutions. Declares that U.S. economic and other assistance for Serbia and U.S. support for full participation of Serbia in international financial institutions should be conditioned on the full functioning of independent news media, civic organizations, and democratic opposition groups. Requests the President and the Secretary of State to convey these views to appropriate officials of Serbia. | 2025-01-02T17:33:24Z | |
| 104-hres-379 | 104 | hres | 379 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the eighth anniversary of the massacre of over 5,000 Kurds as a result of a gas bomb attack by the Iraqi government. | International Affairs | 1996-03-12 | 1996-03-27 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10] | IL | R | P000444 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should: (1) mark the eighth anniversary of the death of over 5,000 Iraqi Kurds in the 1988 chemical attack by the Iraqi Government on Halabja; (2) reaffirm the U.S. commitment to protect and help the Kurdish people in Iraq; (3) support efforts to promote a democratic alternative to the present regime in Iraq; and (4) renew efforts to establish an international war crime tribunal to prosecute Iraqi leaders involved in crimes against humanity and war crimes. | 2025-04-07T15:23:01Z |
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