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| 105-hr-4874 | 105 | hr | 4874 | International Military Training Transparency and Accountability Act | International Affairs | 1998-10-21 | 1998-10-21 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 1 | International Military Training Transparency and Accountability Act - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the sale, lease, loan, or grant of defense services or training (including Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET)) to any foreign country that is prohibited or restricted from receiving international military education and training (IMET), or other military assistance or arms transfers. Permits a foreign country that is eligible to receive only expanded IMET, and is not prohibited from receiving any other military assistance or arms transfers, to receive defense services and training if it provides for training of civilian officials and military officers of the armed forces on military justice, international human rights standards, and the proper role of such forces in a democratic society. Permits a foreign country otherwise prohibited or restricted from receiving IMET or any other military assistance or arms transfers to receive defense services and training substantially unrelated to the prohibited military assistance or arms transfers, provided the President makes a specified certification to the Congress. Authorizes the President to waive any prohibition under this Act with respect to a foreign country upon certification to the Congress that it is important to the national security of the United States. | 2025-08-21T16:12:59Z | |
| 105-hr-4858 | 105 | hr | 4858 | United States-Panama Partnership Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-10-20 | 1998-10-20 | Referred to House Ways and Means | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 9 | United States-Panama Partnership Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President, any time before December 31, 1999, to certify to the Congress that the United States and the Government of Panama have reached an agreement permitting the United States, for a period of not less than 15 years beginning on January 1, 2000, to maintain its military presence at Howard Air Force Base, Fort Kobbe, Rodman Naval Station, and Fort Sherman, under terms and conditions substantially similar to those that have applied since October 1, 1979. Authorizes specified assistance to Panama, upon such certification by the President, including: (1) assistance for the construction of a new bridge across the Panama Canal; (2) assistance to the Cooperative Association of States for Scholarships program for scholarships for deserving students from Panama to study in the United States; and (3) preferential tariff and quota treatment to certain textile and apparel and certain other articles. | 2025-08-21T16:14:22Z | |
| 105-hr-4861 | 105 | hr | 4861 | Terrorist Elimination Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-10-20 | 1998-10-20 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Barr, Bob [R-GA-7] | GA | R | B000169 | 0 | Terrorist Elimination Act of 1998 - Nullifies the effect of specified provisions of certain executive orders which prohibit Federal employees from attempting or performing assassinations. | 2025-08-21T16:14:09Z | |
| 105-hres-609 | 105 | hres | 609 | Expressing concern over interference with freedom of the press and the independence of judicial and electoral institutions in Peru. | International Affairs | 1998-10-20 | 1998-10-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2271) | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the erosion of the independence of judicial and electoral branches of the Government of Peru and the blatant intimidation of journalists in Peru are matters for concern by the United States; and (2) the United States should seek an independent investigation and report on threats to press freedom and judicial independence in Peru by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the Organization of American States. | 2025-01-02T17:44:44Z | |
| 105-hres-610 | 105 | hres | 610 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of the Republic of Mozambique are to be commended for their commitment to rebuilding their nation after years of civil war, their willingness to live together harmoniously despite sharp political differences, and their ability to overcome poverty, health crises, and refugee outflows to build a growing economy and a positive future for their country. | International Affairs | 1998-10-20 | 1998-10-20 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | M000523 | 0 | Commends: (1) the achievements of the Mozambican people in overcoming political and economic obstacles to become a model of reconciliation and development; (2) those who have led Mozambique toward political reconciliation and away from armed conflict; and (3) the Mozambican people for continuing to support democracy and democratic institutions. Calls upon: (1) U.S. Government agencies to continue to work with their Mozambican counterparts in forging a close bilateral relationship; (2) the Government of Mozambique to continue to be a model of democracy, economic liberalization, and respect for human rights; and (3) those nations in the world torn by civil strife to look toward the example of Mozambique for the benefits of political reconciliation and peaceful economic development. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4851 | 105 | hr | 4851 | Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-10-19 | 1998-10-21 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] | NJ | D | M000639 | 0 | Iran Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1998 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to withhold U.S. voluntary contributions from programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Iran unless the Secretary of State makes a determination in writing to certain congressional committees that such programs and projects are consistent with U.S. nuclear nonproliferation and safety goals and will not provide Iran with training or expertise relevant to nuclear programs' development. Instructs the Secretary to review and report to the Congress annually for five years on all Agency programs and projects in specified countries to determine if they are consistent with U.S. nuclear nonproliferation and safety goals. Requires the Secretary to direct the U.S. representative to the Agency to oppose Agency programs determined inconsistent with U.S. nuclear nonproliferation and safety goals. Directs the Secretary to report annually to the Congress for five years on specified aspects of annual Agency assistance to Iran, including nuclear materials technology transfer, and inconsistencies between Agency technical assistance programs and U.S. nuclear nonproliferation and safety goals. Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should pursue internal Agency reforms that will ensure that all programs funded under the Technical Cooperation and Assistance Fund are compatible with U.S. nuclear nonproliferation policy and international nuclear nonproliferation norms. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hres-603 | 105 | hres | 603 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the seat in the United Nations that is reserved to Burma should be occupied by a representative of the National League for Democracy. | International Affairs | 1998-10-15 | 1998-10-15 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] | CA | R | R000409 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Secretary of State should instruct the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) to use appropriate procedures in the UN to: (1) obtain the removal of the representative of the Burmese military regime from the seat in the UN that is reserved to Burma; (2) enable the seat to be occupied by a representative of the duly elected parliament of Burma; and (3) hold the seat vacant until such time as it can be so occupied. | 2025-04-07T15:23:24Z | |
| 105-sres-309 | 105 | sres | 309 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for violations of international humanitarian law after 1978 in Cambodia (the former People's Republic of Kampuchea and the State of Cambodia). | International Affairs | 1998-10-15 | 1998-10-15 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) establish a collection of information that can be supplied to an appropriate international judicial tribunal for use as evidence to support a possible indictment and trial of Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, for violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; (2) provide the tribunal any such information already collected; (3) work with members of interested countries and nongovernmental organizations relating to information any country or organization may hold concerning allegations posed against Hun Sen and any individual under his authority in Cambodia and give all such information to the tribunal; (4) work with other interested countries relating to measures to be taken to bring to justice Hun Sen and individuals under Hun Sen's authority indicted for such violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; and (5) support such a tribunal for the purpose of investigating Hun Sen's possible criminal culpability for conceiving, directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in violation of international humanitarian law after 1978 in any judicial proceeding that may result. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hres-595 | 105 | hres | 595 | Concerning the need to improve working conditions at the Han Young truck factory in Tijuana, Mexico. | International Affairs | 1998-10-13 | 1998-10-13 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] | CA | D | L000397 | 13 | Urges: (1) the Mexican Government to ensure that the rights of the workers at the Han Young truck factory in Tijuana are respected; and (2) the President to pursue ministerial and diplomatic consultations with the Mexican Government to resolve the situation at the factory. | 2025-01-02T17:44:43Z | |
| 105-hconres-349 | 105 | hconres | 349 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States strongly supports any assistance that can be provided to the Government and people of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take any other measures that will lead to the resumption of natural gas exports. | International Affairs | 1998-10-10 | 1998-10-11 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2071) | House | Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] | NY | D | T000326 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States strongly supports assistance to the Government and the people of Turkmenistan to build pipelines or take other measures (particularly measures involving U.S. businesses) that will lead to the resumption of natural gas exports, thereby leading to the improvement of Turkmenistan's economy and infrastructure, standard of living, and the promotion of democratization and economic and political stability in the region. | 2025-01-02T17:43:55Z | |
| 105-hconres-347 | 105 | hconres | 347 | Expressing the sense of Congress regarding measures to achieve a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-09 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA-8] | CA | D | P000197 | 43 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should: (1) take measures to ensure that U.S. assistance and exports of equipment to Mexican security forces are used primarily for counter-narcotics purposes and do not contribute to human rights violations; (2) encourage the Government of Mexico to reduce political tension and violence in Chiapas by disarming paramilitary groups and decreasing its military presence there; (3) commend such Government for inviting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit to discuss the Chiapas conflict; (4) encourage such Government and the Zapatista National Liberation Army to create conditions for good faith negotiations that address the social, economic, and political causes of the conflict; (5) support efforts to provide and monitor relief assistance to displaced persons in Chiapas; and (6) seek a commitment from such Government to respect the rights of U.S. citizens and human rights monitors in Mexico in accordance with Mexican and international law. | 2025-01-02T17:43:55Z | |
| 105-hr-4757 | 105 | hr | 4757 | To designate the North/South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center. | International Affairs | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-13 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 15 | Amends the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 to: (1) redesignate the North-South Center as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center; and (2) rename the North-South Center Act of 1991 as the Dante B. Fascell North-South Center Act of 1991. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4773 | 105 | hr | 4773 | Good Friday Trade and Investment Act | International Affairs | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-10 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2043-2045) | House | Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] | WA | D | M000404 | 4 | Good Friday Trade and Investment Act - Directs the President to report biannually to the Congress on how the United States can assist in the establishment of an acceptable policing force in Northern Ireland. (Sec. 3) Directs the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) to establish equity funds with total assets of at least $300 million for the purpose of providing insurance, financing, and other assistance to individuals or entities in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic whose businesses employ practices consistent with the principles of fair employment (such as freedom from religious discrimination). Grants priority of equity funds to projects involving businesses owned and managed by women, and projects involving the development of new technologies. (Sec. 4) Authorizes appropriations for U.S. contributions to the International Fund for Ireland for: (1) projects in the areas of greatest need based upon levels of unemployment, particularly in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic; (2) projects of individuals or entities in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland which employ practices consistent with the principles of fair employment; and (3) certain other priority projects relating to business development in the fields of scientific research, technology, and management. (Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to consolidate activities with respect to promotion of business opportunities in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic to focus on promoting awareness of business opportunities in those counties, including encouraging joint ventures with businesses in those counties, and promoting the development of businesses owned by women. (Sec. 6) Amends the Trade Act of 1974 to authorize the President to designate Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Irish Republic as a beneficiary developing country eligible to receive duty- free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences for a ten- year period provided … | 2025-08-21T16:11:55Z | |
| 105-sconres-128 | 105 | sconres | 128 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding measures to achieve a peaceful resolution of the conflict in the state of Chiapas, Mexico, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-09 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] | VT | D | L000174 | 18 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should: (1) take measures to ensure that U.S. assistance and exports of equipment to Mexican security forces are used primarily for counter-narcotics purposes and do not contribute to human rights violations; (2) encourage the Government of Mexico to reduce political tension and violence in Chiapas by disarming paramilitary groups and decreasing its military presence there; (3) commend such Government for inviting the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights to visit to discuss the Chiapas conflict; (4) encourage such Government and the Zapatista National Liberation Army to create conditions for good faith negotiations that address the social, economic, and political causes of the conflict; (5) support efforts to provide and monitor relief assistance to displaced persons in Chiapas; and (6) seek a commitment from such Government to respect the rights of U.S. citizens and human rights monitors in Mexico in accordance with Mexican and international law. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-sres-294 | 105 | sres | 294 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to developments in Malaysia and the arrest of Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim. | International Affairs | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-21 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] | WY | R | T000162 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the Malaysian Government should take every step to safeguard the rights of former Deputy Prime Minister Dato Seri Anwar, ensure that any charges brought against him are not spurious, afford him a fair and open trial, and fully investigate and prosecute those responsible for his mistreatment while in detention; and (2) all Malaysians should be permitted to express their political views in a peaceful and orderly fashion without fear of arrest or intimidation. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-sres-298 | 105 | sres | 298 | A resolution condemning the terror, vengeance, and human rights abuses against the civilian population of Sierra Leone. | International Affairs | 1998-10-09 | 1998-10-21 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] | MI | R | A000355 | 1 | Urges the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) give high priority to solving the conflict in Sierra Leone and to bring stability to West Africa in general; (2) continue to strictly enforce the United Nations (UN) arms embargo on the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and Revolutionary United Front, including the condemnation of other nations found to be not in compliance with the embargo; (3) continue to encourage the contribution of peacekeeping forces by member governments of the Economic Community of West African States to ECOMOG (its peacekeeping arm); (4) continue to support the UN High Commission for Refugees appeal for aid to the Sierra Leone refugees in Guinea, Liberia, and other countries; (5) support the UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations working in Sierra Leone to bring humanitarian relief and peace to the country and the UN Observer Mission in Sierra Leone; (6) take a more comprehensive and focused approach to the relief, recovery, and development assistance program in Sierra Leone and to continue to support the Government of Sierra Leone in its Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Program; and (7) work with such Government, with organizations of civil society, and with ECOMOG in their efforts to promote and protect human rights. Condemns the use by all parties of children as combatants in the conflict. Urges rebel forces to permit the establishment of a secure humanitarian corridor to strategic areas in the north and east of Sierra Leone for the safe delivery of food and medicines by the Government of Sierra Leone and humanitarian agencies. Encourages and supports the UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, Olara Otunu, to continue efforts to work in Sierra Leone to establish programs designed to rehabilitate child combatants. Urges all parties to make a concerted effort toward peace and reconciliation in Sierra Leone. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hconres-336 | 105 | hconres | 336 | Condemning the Taliban regime and supporting a broad based government in Afghanistan. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-09 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1989-1990) | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives and the Senate that the United States should: (1) publicly condemn the Taliban regime for its reprehensible atrocities against human rights, in particular, womens' rights, its embrace of international terrorism, and its willing integration into a worldwide narcotics syndicate; (2) recognize that it will be better served by a comprehensive regional strategy that addresses Afghan issues rather than its current one that relies primarily on Pakistan; (3) explore its mutual interest with other countries of the region regarding the danger of the Taliban; (4) not grant diplomatic recognition to the Taliban or assist in any way its recognition in the United Nations but rather should support the inter-Afghan dialogue efforts to form a truly representative broad- based government; (5) work to initiate through the United Nations Security Council a ban on all international commercial air travel to and from Taliban controlled Afghanistan; (6) call on the Taliban regime to permit humanitarian supplies to be delivered without interference to all regions of Afghanistan; and (7) consider those Afghans, especially known friends of the United States, fleeing political persecution from the Taliban regime to be refugees eligible for consideration for asylum. Calls for: (1) the Department of Defense to conduct a vulnerability assessment of the Taliban regime; (2) the Department of State to urge the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to protect the rights of Christians and Shiite Muslims in Pakistan and to publish a special report to the Congress on the human rights situation in Pakistan, especially as it affects religious minorities; and (3) the Department of State to report to the Congress concerning whether the Taliban, which provides a safe haven for Osama bin Laden and other terrorist organizations as well as illicit drug monies which assist these terrorists, should be added to the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations. | 2025-01-02T17:43:56Z | |
| 105-hconres-338 | 105 | hconres | 338 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the people of Taiwan deserve to be represented in international institutions. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] | CA | R | C000100 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that it should be U.S. policy to support the representation of the people of Taiwan in international institutions. | 2025-01-02T17:43:56Z | |
| 105-hconres-339 | 105 | hconres | 339 | Concerning economic, humanitarian, and other assistance to the northern part of Somalia. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] | CA | R | C000100 | 1 | Urges all international organizations, foreign countries, and U.S. agencies engaged in economic development, humanitarian, and other forms of bilateral or multilateral assistance to evaluate the ability of such assistance to achieve the amelioration of human suffering in each region of Somalia. Urges the President not to delay, diminish, or cancel the amounts and kinds of assistance: (1) otherwise appropriate to the people of certain regions in Somalia because conditions may not be propitious for such assistance in other Somali regions; and (2) directed toward any region in Somalia waiting for a permanent resolution of the efforts now underway to forge a new government for Somalia. Calls upon all Somali parties to continue to work toward a permanent end to the civil strife there and the adoption of a permanent governmental structure most conducive to the well-being and basic human rights of all Somali people. Calls on the President to: (1) work with the international community to help bring an end to the suffering of the Somali people and work toward a negotiated settlement of the Somali conflict; (2) increase the levels of humanitarian assistance provided to Somalia; (3) provide funding for demobilization and demining efforts in Somalia; (4) provide assistance in the health and education sectors of Somalia; and (5) work with other donor groups to assist the Somali people in reconstruction and development. | 2025-01-02T17:43:56Z | |
| 105-hconres-340 | 105 | hconres | 340 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that Iraq is in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations, that the United States should insist on the removal, destruction, or otherwise rendering harmless of Iraq's programs for biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and that the United States should fully support the right of inspectors with the United Nations Special Commission on Iraq to unfettered and unannounced inspections of suspected weapons facilities. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-09 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1973-1974) | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 20 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that Iraq is in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations. Calls for the President to: (1) take appropriate action to bring Iraq into compliance with such obligations; (2) insist on the removal, destruction, or rendering harmless of Iraq's programs for biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons; (3) fully support the right of inspectors of the UN Special Commission on Iraq (UNSCOM) to unfettered and unannounced inspections of suspected weapons facilities; and (4) not renege on past warnings issued by the President, the Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Defense that the United States is committed to using military force, if necessary, to punish Iraq for interfering with or obstructing UNSCOM's weapons inspections. | 2025-01-02T17:43:55Z | |
| 105-hconres-341 | 105 | hconres | 341 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the commitment made by the United States, in conjunction with South Korea and Japan, to arrange financing and construction of 2 nuclear reactors for North Korea, and to provide fuel oil and other assistance to North Korea, should be suspended until North Korea no longer poses a nuclear threat to the peace and security of Northeast Asia or the United States. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-09 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1973-1974) | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 17 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the commitment made by the United States, in conjunction with South Korea and Japan, to help finance and build two nuclear reactors for North Korea, to provide fuel oil and other assistance to North Korea, and to begin lifting the decades-old economic embargo on North Korea should be suspended until the President certifies that North Korea has agreed to: (1) cease further development of its ballistic missile program; (2) cease all aspects of its nuclear weapons program; (3) cease all construction and activity on all nuclear facilities other than the light water nuclear reactors permitted by the Agreed Framework of October 21, 1994; (4) allow international inspectors complete access to the Yongbyon nuclear complex, all plutonium reprocessing facilities, and other suspected nuclear weapons sites under the Agreed Framework and other international treaties; (5) eliminate its existing stockpile of weapons-grade plutonium and allow verification of such elimination; and (6) stop diverting food, fuel oil, and other international humanitarian assistance to its military personnel and infrastructure; and (7) sign an agreement formally ending the war with South Korea. Declares that the President should at no time, with respect to North Korea, waive the section of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 which requires the maintaining of International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards as a precondition for the transfer of nuclear technology. | 2025-01-02T17:43:55Z | |
| 105-hconres-342 | 105 | hconres | 342 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United States should impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 with respect to the acquisition by Iran of advanced missile technology from other countries and should take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for United States forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian missile threat, and should assist Israel in the acquisition of a missile defense system capable of defending all Israeli territory against Iranian missile attack. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Research and Development. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 17 | Declares that the President should: (1) impose sanctions under the Arms Export Control Act and the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 to the fullest possible extent, including freezing assets and seizing property in the United States of entities involved in illegal transactions with Iran; (2) take steps to expedite the development of a missile defense system for the United States and for U.S. forces wherever deployed to deal with the Iranian threat, including accelerating development of the Navy Upper Tier program and improving the integration of the Patriot, AEGIS, and THADD missile radar systems; and (3) provide assistance to Israel to acquire a third Arrow missile battery for protection against the Iranian missile threat. | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 105-hconres-343 | 105 | hconres | 343 | Expressing the opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province in southern Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4] | FL | R | F000328 | 46 | Expresses Congress' opposition to any deployment of U.S. ground forces into the Serbian province of Kosovo for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes. | 2025-01-02T17:43:56Z | |
| 105-hconres-345 | 105 | hconres | 345 | Expressing the sense of the Congress that the President should reassert the traditional opposition of the United States to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Saxton, Jim [R-NJ-3] | NJ | R | S000097 | 30 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) only Israel can determine its security needs; (2) the final political status of the Palestinian entity can only be determined through bilateral negotiations and agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; (3) the President must reaffirm that any such unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State would be a grievous violation of the Oslo Accords, would seriously impede any possibility of advancing the peace process, and would have severe negative consequences for Palestinian relations with the United States; and (4) the President should now publicly and unequivocally state that the United States will actively oppose such a unilateral declaration and will not extend recognition to any unilaterally declared Palestinian State. | 2025-01-02T17:43:56Z | |
| 105-sconres-125 | 105 | sconres | 125 | A concurrent resolution expressing the opposition of Congress to any deployment of United States ground forces in Kosovo, a province in southern Serbia, for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] | OK | R | I000024 | 20 | Expresses Congress' opposition to any deployment of U.S. ground forces into the Serbian province of Kosovo for peacemaking or peacekeeping purposes. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-sconres-126 | 105 | sconres | 126 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the President should reassert the traditional opposition of the United States to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-08 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Israel, and Israel alone, can determine its security needs; (2) the final political status of the Palestinian entity can only be determined through bilateral negotiations and agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority; (3) any such unilateral declaration of a Palestinian State would be a grievous violation of the Oslo Accords, would seriously impede any possibility of advancing the peace process, and would have severe negative consequences for Palestinian relations with the United States; and (4) the President should now publicly and unequivocally state that the United States will actively oppose such a unilateral declaration and will not extend recognition to any unilaterally declared Palestinian State. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-sres-293 | 105 | sres | 293 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Nadia Dabbagh should be returned home to her mother, Ms. Maureen Dabbagh. | International Affairs | 1998-10-08 | 1998-10-21 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Robb, Charles S. [D-VA] | VA | D | R000295 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Governments of the United States and Syria should locate Nadia Dabbaugh and deliver her safely to her mother. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hconres-334 | 105 | hconres | 334 | Relating to Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization. | International Affairs | 1998-10-07 | 1998-10-12 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 3 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Taiwan should have appropriate and meaningful participation in the World Health Organization; and (2) it should be U.S. policy to pursue some initiative in the World Health Organization which will give Taiwan meaningful participation in a manner that is consistent with such organization's requirements. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-s-2554 | 105 | s | 2554 | A bill to amend Public Law 90-419 to repeal a limitation on the consent of Congress to the Great Lakes Basin Compact. | International Affairs | 1998-10-06 | 1998-10-06 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 0 | Amends an Act of July 24, 1968, to repeal a condition in the granting of congressional consent to the Great Lakes Basin Compact relating to mutual arrangements between the Great Lakes Commission and foreign or international governments. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-hr-4704 | 105 | hr | 4704 | Freedom to Market Act | International Affairs | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-05 | Referred to House Agriculture | House | Rep. Nethercutt, George R., Jr. [R-WA-5] | WA | R | N000051 | 0 | Freedom to Market Act - Directs the Comptroller General to conduct, and submit to specified congressional committees, a report that: (1) examines all unilateral and multilateral economic sanctions affecting U.S. businesses, including an evaluation of their effectiveness in meeting stated policy goals; (2) examines the economic impact of sanctions on U.S. producers and exporters; (3) assesses humanitarian conditions within sanctioned countries, including how sanctions have affected particular states; and (4) assesses potential countries, not now subject to sanctions, that may be sanctioned under existing U.S. law or executive authority. Prohibits the President from restricting or otherwise prohibiting any exports (including restricted commercial or Federal financing) of food, other agricultural products (including fertilizer), medicines, or medical supplies or equipment as part of any policy of existing or future unilateral economic sanctions imposed against a foreign government. Authorizes the President to waive such requirements if it is in the national security interests of the United States. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture to report annually to the Congress on: (1) the Secretary's assessment of all markets where U.S. exports of agricultural commodities are limited because of multilateral or unilateral economic sanctions, including its economic impact on producers; (2) the extent to which displaced U.S. commodities are being supplied by foreign competitors; (3) the expected longer-term consequences of interrupting U.S. exports; and (4) any assistance provided by the Foreign Agricultural Service to offset lost markets due to the sanctions. Directs the Secretary to expand, to the maximum extent permitted by law and by the obligations of the United States pursuant to the Agreement on Agriculture under the Uruguay Round Agreements, agricultural export assistance under U.S. market development, food assistance, or export promotion programs to offset projected losses of agricultural commodity markets from unil… | 2025-08-21T16:13:28Z | |
| 105-sres-285 | 105 | sres | 285 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that all necessary steps should be taken to ensure the elections to be held in Gabon are free and fair. | International Affairs | 1998-10-05 | 1998-10-21 | Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title and an amended preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] | IN | R | L000504 | 1 | Commends: (1) those Gabonese who have demonstrated their love for free and fair elections; and (2) the Gabonese Government for inviting the International Foundation for Election Systems to perform a pre-election assessment study. Calls on the Government of Gabon to: (1) take further measures to ensure the organization and administration of a transparent and credible election and to ensure that the national election commission is able to independently carry out its duties; and (2) further welcome the Foundation, the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute, and other international non-governmental organizations to aid the organization of, and monitor, the December 1998 presidential election in Gabon in an effort to ensure that elections in Gabon are free and fair. Urges the U.S. Government to continue to work with the international community, and through appropriate nongovernmental organizations, to help create an environment which guarantees free and fair elections. Urges the U.S. Government and the international community to continue to encourage and support the institutionalization of democratic processes and the establishment of conditions for good governance in Gabon. | 2025-04-07T13:47:40Z | |
| 105-hres-569 | 105 | hres | 569 | Concerning the extradition to the United States of Salvadorans. | International Affairs | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] | VA | D | M000933 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the return to the United States of all individuals who have fled the United States to avoid prosecution or confinement for criminal offenses and who are currently living in El Salvador should be a top priority for the U.S. Government; (2) the legislature of El Salvador is to be commended for its April 1997 passage of legislation which may lead to enactment of a constitutional amendment permitting extradition of Salvadoran nationals; and (3) the Government of El Salvador is urged to ensure enactment of a constitutional amendment permitting extradition of such nationals during its current legislative session. | 2025-01-02T17:44:44Z | |
| 105-hres-570 | 105 | hres | 570 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding support for the formation of the Chinese Democracy Party (CDP) and to urge the Government of the People's Republic of China to guarantee the rights and safety of the CDP organizers. | International Affairs | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] | CA | R | R000409 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) publicly urge the People's Republic of China to abide by the articles of the United Nations Convention on Civil and Political Rights; (2) publicly show its support and encouragement for political reforms in China, including a peaceful transition to a multiparty political system; (3) publicly urge China to permit the registration of the China Democracy Party (CDP); and (4) urge the release from detention and house arrest of all CDP members and other peaceful advocates for democracy and human rights and a cessation of intimidation and persecution against advocates of democracy in China. | 2025-01-02T17:44:44Z | |
| 105-hres-571 | 105 | hres | 571 | Expressing sympathy to the family and colleagues of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin, and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President of the United States should urge the Russian Government to promptly and thoroughly investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin and to provide a full accounting of the circumstances as soon as practicable, but not later than November 1999. | International Affairs | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Weldon, Curt [R-PA-7] | PA | R | W000268 | 10 | Expresses: (1) sympathy to the family and colleagues of Lev Yakovlevich Rokhlin; and (2) the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should urge the Russian Government to investigate the circumstances surrounding his death and provide a full accounting of such circumstances by November 1999. | 2025-04-07T15:23:24Z | |
| 105-sres-284 | 105 | sres | 284 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President should renegotiate the Extradition Treaty between the United States of America and the United Mexican States. | International Affairs | 1998-10-02 | 1998-10-02 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ] | NJ | D | T000317 | 0 | Urges the President to renegotiate the Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the United Mexican States so that the possibility of capital punishment will not interfere with the timely extradition of criminal suspects from Mexico to the United States. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hconres-331 | 105 | hconres | 331 | Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities in Tijuana, Mexico. | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-09 | On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Failed by recorded vote (2/3 required): 250 - 174 (Roll No. 508). | House | Rep. Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-49] | CA | R | B000461 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) if the Government of Mexico does not take actions to recognize and mitigate the inadequacy of sewage infrastructure facilities in Mexico and the adverse environmental and economic impacts of sewage from Mexico on U.S. cities, the United States should review its obligations with Mexico under treaties and other international agreements and take actions to ensure that the Government of Mexico shares in the burdens caused by its sewage infrastructure problems; and (2) any measurement of the responsiveness of the Government of Mexico to requests to mitigate its sewage treatment problems should be based on risk assessment procedures developed in consultation with the San Diego County Health Officer. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4660 | 105 | hr | 4660 | Extradition Treaties Interpretation Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-30 | Became Public Law No: 105-323. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 7 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Department of State Rewards Program Title II: Extradition Treaties Interpretation Act of 1998 Title I: Department of State Rewards Program - Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to revise the Department of State program of rewards for information leading to the arrest or conviction of individuals for acts of international terrorism against U.S. persons or property. Makes rewards also available for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual for: (1) certain narcotics-related offenses, including killing or kidnapping; and (2) aiding or abetting in the commission of any such acts of intentional terrorism or narcotics-related offenses. Provides for rewards for the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution of any such acts. (Sec. 101) Authorizes additional appropriations for such rewards. Limits the maximum reward to $5 million. Authorizes the Secretary to take necessary measures to provide for the protection of a reward recipient's identity (including that of the recipient's immediate family). Declares that all determinations of the Secretary under this Act shall be final and not subject to judicial review. (Sec. 102) Authorizes the Secretary to pay a reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country, or the transfer to, or conviction by, the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, of any individual who is the subject of an indictment by the Tribunal for serious violations of international humanitarian law. Requires the Secretary to obtain the concurrence of the Attorney General before making a reward. Title II: Extradition Treaties Interpretation Act of 1998 - Extradition Treaties Interpretation Act of 1998 - Authorizes the interpretation of the terms "kidnaping" and "kidnapping" to include international parental kidnapping for purposes of any extradition treaty to which the United States is a party. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4664 | 105 | hr | 4664 | Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 0 | Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to seek to remove the Saddam Hussein regime from power in Iraq and to replace it with a democratic government. Authorizes the President, after notifying specified congressional committees, to provide to the Iraqi democratic opposition organizations: (1) grant assistance for radio and television broadcasting to Iraq; (2) Department of Defense defense articles and services and military education and training; and (3) humanitarian assistance, with emphasis on addressing the needs of individuals who have fled from areas under the control of the Hussein regime. Prohibits assistance to any group or organization that is engaged in military cooperation with the Hussein regime. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the President to designate one or more Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that meet specified criteria as eligible to receive assistance under this Act. Urges the President to call upon the United Nations to establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law. Expresses the sense of the Congress that once the Saddam Hussein regime is removed from power in Iraq, the United States should support Iraq's transition to democracy by providing humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people and democracy transition assistance to Iraqi parties and movements with democratic goals, including convening Iraq's foreign creditors to develop a multilateral response to the foreign debt incurred by the Hussein regime. | 2025-08-21T16:12:13Z | |
| 105-hr-4677 | 105 | hr | 4677 | Intercountry Adoption Services Provider Registration Act | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 0 | Intercountry Adoption Services Provider Registration Act - Sets forth specified registration filing requirements of any person offering intercountry adoption services, including annual supplementary updates and filing fees, criminal penalties for noncompliance, and public availability of all related documents. | 2025-08-21T16:11:43Z | |
| 105-hres-561 | 105 | hres | 561 | Concerning the crisis in Kosovo and calling for NATO agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces attacking civilian populations in Kosovo. | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-01 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 21 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) immediately seek North Atlantic Treaty Organization agreement to take direct and decisive action against those forces attacking civilian populations in Kosovo; and (2) strongly urge the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia to pursue investigations of the assault taking place in Kosovo for prosecution as war crimes, crimes against humanity, or genocide. | 2025-01-02T17:44:43Z | |
| 105-hres-562 | 105 | hres | 562 | Concerning properties wrongfully expropriated by formerly totalitarian governments. | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-13 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 9 | Welcomes the efforts of many former totalitarian countries to address the question of the status of wrongfully expropriated properties. Urges countries which have not already done so to return such properties to their rightful owners or, when actual return is not possible, to pay prompt, just and effective compensation. Calls for the return of such properties to religious communities. Calls on Croatia, the Czech Republic, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia, and any other nation whose laws or regulations limit restitution or compensation for such properties to persons who reside in, or are citizens of, the country from which restitution or compensation is sought, to remove such restrictions. Urges former totalitarian countries to implement laws that provide for restitution of, or compensation for, wrongfully expropriated property. | 2025-04-07T15:33:55Z | |
| 105-hres-566 | 105 | hres | 566 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Senate should take the necessary actions to prevent the sale or diversion of Great Lakes water to foreign countries, business, corporations, and individuals until procedures are established to guarantee that any such sale is fully negotiated between and approved by the governments concerned. | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-20 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] | MI | D | S001045 | 30 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President and the Senate should act to prevent the sale or diversion of Great Lakes water to foreign countries, businesses, corporations, and individuals until procedures are established to guarantee that any such sale or diversion is fully negotiated and approved by representatives of the U.S. and Canadian Governments, in consultation with any impacted Great Lakes State or Province. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-sconres-122 | 105 | sconres | 122 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people. | International Affairs | 1998-10-01 | 1998-10-21 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | Senate | Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] | MI | D | L000261 | 17 | Condemns the repressive policies of the Government of the former Soviet Union during the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933. Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) in remembrance of the victims of the Famine; and (2) that any supplemental material that will assist in disseminating information about the Famine should be compiled and made available worldwide. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hr-4655 | 105 | hr | 4655 | Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-09-29 | 1998-10-31 | Became Public Law No: 105-338. | House | Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] | NY | R | G000212 | 1 | Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to seek to remove the Saddam Hussein regime from power in Iraq and to replace it with a democratic government. Authorizes the President, after notifying specified congressional committees, to provide to the Iraqi democratic opposition organizations: (1) grant assistance for radio and television broadcasting to Iraq; (2) Department of Defense (DOD) defense articles and services and military education and training (IMET); and (3) humanitarian assistance, with emphasis on addressing the needs of individuals who have fled from areas under the control of the Hussein regime. Prohibits assistance to any group or organization that is engaged in military cooperation with the Hussein regime. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the President to designate: (1) one or more Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that meet specified criteria as eligible to receive assistance under this Act; and (2) additional such organizations which satisfy the President's criteria. Urges the President to call upon the United Nations to establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law. Expresses the sense of the Congress that once the Saddam Hussein regime is removed from power in Iraq, the United States should support Iraq's transition to democracy by providing humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people and democracy transition assistance to Iraqi parties and movements with democratic goals, including convening Iraq's foreign creditors to develop a multilateral response to the foreign debt incurred by the Hussein regime. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-s-2525 | 105 | s | 2525 | Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-09-29 | 1998-09-29 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 8 | Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 - Declares that it should be the policy of the United States to seek to remove the Saddam Hussein regime from power in Iraq and to replace it with a democratic government. Authorizes the President, after notifying specified congressional committees, to provide to the Iraqi democratic opposition organizations: (1) grant assistance for radio and television broadcasting to Iraq; (2) Department of Defense defense articles and services and military education and training; and (3) humanitarian assistance, with emphasis on addressing the needs of individuals who have fled from areas under the control of the Hussein regime. Prohibits assistance to any group or organization that is engaged in military cooperation with the Hussein regime. Authorizes appropriations. Directs the President to designate one or more Iraqi democratic opposition organizations that meet specified criteria as eligible to receive assistance under this Act. Urges the President to call upon the United Nations to establish an international criminal tribunal for the purpose of indicting, prosecuting, and imprisoning Saddam Hussein and other Iraqi officials who are responsible for crimes against humanity, genocide, and other criminal violations of international law. Expresses the sense of the Congress that once Saddam Hussein is removed from power in Iraq, the United States should support Iraq's transition to democracy by providing humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people and democracy transition assistance to Iraqi parties and movements with democratic goals, including convening Iraq's foreign creditors to develop a multilateral response to the foreign debt incurred by the Hussein regime. | 2025-08-21T16:13:42Z | |
| 105-hres-559 | 105 | hres | 559 | Condemning the terror, vengeance, and human rights abuses against the civilian population of Sierra Leone. | International Affairs | 1998-09-28 | 1998-10-10 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3] | MI | R | E000092 | 3 | Urges the President and the Secretary of State to: (1) give high priority to solving the conflict in Sierra Leone and to bring stability to West Africa in general; (2) strictly enforce the United Nations (UN) arms embargo on the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council and Revolutionary United Front rebel forces; (2) work with Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) nations to ensure there are sufficient African forces and arms provided to ECOMOG (ECOWAS's military peacekeeping arm); and (3) support the UN High Commission for Refugees appeal for aid to the Sierra Leone refugees in Guinea, Liberia, and other countries. Urges the State Department and the UN to give the needed logistical support to ECOMOG and the Government of Sierra Leone to bring the conflict to a rapid conclusion. Condemns the use of children as combatants in the conflict. Urges the establishment of a secure humanitarian corridor to strategic areas in the north and east of Sierra Leone for the safe delivery of food and medicines by the Government of Sierra Leone and humanitarian agencies. Urges the President and the State Department to: (1) support the UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations working in Sierra Leone to bring humanitarian relief and peace to the country; and (2) support the Government of Sierra Leone in its demobilization, disarmament, and reconstruction plan for the country. Encourages and supports Olara Otunu, UN Special Representative of the Secretary General for Children and Armed Conflict, to continue in his efforts to work in Sierra Leone in the establishment of programs designed to rehabilitate child combatants. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-s-2522 | 105 | s | 2522 | Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act | International Affairs | 1998-09-28 | 1998-09-28 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 33 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage Title II: Enhanced Eradication and Interdiction Strategy in Source Countries Title III: Enhanced Alternative Crop Development Support in Source Zone Title IV: Enhanced International Law Enforcement Training Title V: Enhanced Drug Transit and Source Zone Law Enforcement Operations and Equipment Title VI: Relationship to Other Laws Title VII: Criminal Background Checks on Port Employees Title VIII: Drug Currency Forfeitures Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) reduce the supply of drugs and drug use through an enhanced drug interdiction effort in the major drug transit countries and support a comprehensive supply country eradication and crop substitution program, because a commitment of increased resources in international drug interdiction efforts will create a balanced national drug control strategy among demand reduction, law enforcement, and international drug interdiction efforts; and (2) develop and establish comprehensive drug interdiction and drug eradication strategies, and dedicate the resources necessary to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States by 80 percent by December 31, 2001. Title I: Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for the Department of the Treasury for the enhancement of radar coverage in drug source and transit countries. (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Defense to examine and report to specified congressional committees on the options available to the United States for improving Relocatable Over the Horizon (ROTHR) capability to provide enhanced radar coverage of narcotics source zone countries in South America and transit zones in the Eastern Pacific. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 to the Secretary of Transportation for operating expenses of the Coast Guard (including acquisition, const… | 2025-08-21T16:13:42Z | |
| 105-hres-556 | 105 | hres | 556 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the people of the Republic of Mozambique and President Joaquim Alberto Chissano are to be congratulated for their commitments to democracy, peace, and economic reform in their country and throughout southern Africa, and that it is in the interest of both the United States and the Republic of Mozambique to maintain and enhance continued close relations. | International Affairs | 1998-09-25 | 1998-09-25 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | M000523 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States and the Republic of Mozambique should continue to advance economic and political ties. Congratulates President Joaquim Chissano and the Republic of Mozambique for implemented and planned measures to firmly root democracy and free markets in Mozambique. Welcomes President Chissano's visit to the United States in November-December 1998. | 2025-01-02T17:44:43Z | |
| 105-hres-554 | 105 | hres | 554 | To condemn North Korea's missile launch over Japan. | International Affairs | 1998-09-24 | 1998-09-24 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Del. Underwood, Robert A. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | U000014 | 6 | Condemns North Korea's Government and military for the missile launch over Japan of August 31, 1998. Calls on such Government to: (1) cease the production of weapons of mass destruction and the proliferation of ballistic missiles to other nations; and (2) abide by the 1994 Agreed Framework entered into by North Korea, the United States, Japan, and South Korea. | 2025-04-07T15:23:24Z | |
| 105-s-2506 | 105 | s | 2506 | A bill to establish a National Commission on Terrorism | International Affairs | 1998-09-22 | 1998-09-22 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary. | Senate | Sen. Warner, John [R-VA] | VA | R | W000154 | 0 | Establishes the National Commission on Terrorism to review and report to the President and the Congress on counter-terrorism policies regarding the prevention and punishment of international acts of terrorism directed at the United States. Directs the Commission to: (1) review the laws, regulations, policies, directives, and practices relating to counterterrorism (laws) in the prevention and punishment of international terrorism directed towards the United States; (2) assess the extent to which such laws have been effective in preventing or punishing such terrorism; and (3) recommend changes to counterterrorism policy. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-07-21T19:32:26Z | |
| 105-hr-4605 | 105 | hr | 4605 | To establish an independent nonpartisan review panel to assess how the Department of State can best fulfill its mission in the 21st century and meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. | International Affairs | 1998-09-18 | 1998-09-18 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] | TX | R | T000238 | 0 | Directs the Congress to establish a nonpartisan independent Department of State Review Panel, which shall report to the Congress: (1) a review of current structures of the Department of State, related agencies, and U.S. embassies and consulates abroad (especially their organization to handle future risks efficiently), including recommendations on any structural reorganization that may be necessary; (2) suggestions for changes in structures to better formulate and implement U.S. foreign policy; and (3) an analysis of the vulnerability of U.S. technology to nontraditional threats (such as information warfare) and the effect of it on Department of State operations and missions. | 2025-01-02T17:51:27Z | |
| 105-hr-4569 | 105 | hr | 4569 | Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 | International Affairs | 1998-09-15 | 1998-10-02 | Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 698. | 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: Funds Appropriated to the President - International Monetary Programs Title VII: Additional General Provisions Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 - Title I: Export and Investment Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1999 for: (1) direct loans, loan guarantees, tied-aid grants, insurance, and administrative expenses under Export-Import Bank programs; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) direct and guaranteed loans and credit and insurance programs, including administrative expenses; and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1998 for: (1) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) the Agency for International Development (AID) for child survival and disease programs, including basic education programs; (3) specified development assistance (but barring assistance for the central Government of the Republic of South Africa until the Secretary of State takes steps to negotiate repeal, suspension, or termination of a specified South African law relating to medicines and related substances control); (4) private and voluntary organizations; (5) international disaster assistance; (6) micro and small enterprise development programs; (7) guaranteed loans for the urban and environmental credit program; (8) the Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund; (9) operating expenses of AID and the AID Office of Inspector General; (10) Economic Support Fund (ESF) assistance (earmarking amounts for Israel and Egypt); (11) the International Fund for Ireland; (12) economic assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic States (earmarking amounts for Bosnia and Herzegovina, bu… | 2025-04-07T15:33:52Z | |
| 105-sres-277 | 105 | sres | 277 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate with respect to the importance of diplomatic relations with the Pacific Island nations. | International Affairs | 1998-09-15 | 1998-10-09 | Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. | Senate | Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] | HI | D | I000025 | 11 | Declares that: (1) it is in the national interest of the United States to remain actively engaged in the South Pacific region as a means of supporting important U.S. commercial and strategic interests, and to encourage the consolidation of democratic values; (2) a Pacific island summit, hosted by the President with the Pacific island heads of government, would be an excellent opportunity for the United States to foster and improve diplomatic relations with the Pacific island nations; and (3) the United States should fulfill its longstanding commitment to the democratization and economic prosperity of the Pacific island nations by promoting their earliest integration in the mainstream of bilateral, regional, and global commerce and trade. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-s-2463 | 105 | s | 2463 | Security Assistance Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-09-14 | 1998-09-14 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 576. | Senate | Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC] | NC | R | H000463 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Defense and Security Assistance Subtitle A: Transfers of Excess Defense Articles Subtitle B: Foreign Military Sales Authorities Subtitle C: Stockpiling of Defense Articles for Foreign Countries Subtitle D: Miscellaneous Provisions Title II: Transfer of Naval Vessels to Certain Foreign Countries Security Assistance Act of 1998 - Title I: Defense and Security Assistance - Subtitle A: Transfers of Excess Defense Articles - Amends Federal law to extend through FY 2000 Department of Defense (DOD) authority to transfer excess defense articles to countries eligible to participate in the Partnership for Peace program and eligible for assistance under the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989. (Sec. 102) Authorizes for FY 1999 and 2000 the use of funds made available to DOD for crating, packing, handling, and transportation of excess defense articles to Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Subtitle B: Foreign Military Sales Authorities - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to extend assistance to countries for foreign military training programs under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA) for up to eight months from the program termination date for necessary expenses of winding up program related activities. (Sec. 112) Amends AECA to authorize the sale of excess Coast Guard defense articles and defense services to eligible foreign countries and international organizations. (Sec. 113) Applies certain numbered congressional certification requirements with respect to the upgrade of major defense articles, equipment, or services to their direct commercial sale as well. (Sec. 114) Requires certain numbered certifications to the Congress with respect to any letter of offer to sell (Government-to- Government sale), or license for export (commercial sale) of, major defense equipment in the amount of $14 million or more, or defense articles or services in the amount of $50… | 2025-08-21T16:12:32Z | |
| 105-hres-533 | 105 | hres | 533 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the culpability of Hun Sen for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in Cambodia (the former Kampuchea, the People's Republic of Kampuchea, and the State of Cambodia). | International Affairs | 1998-09-11 | 1998-10-10 | The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] | CA | R | R000409 | 8 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) establish a collection of information that can be supplied to an appropriate international judicial tribunal for use as evidence to support a possible indictment and trial of Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, for violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; (2) provide the tribunal any such information already collected; (3) work with members of interested countries and nongovernmental organizations relating to information any country or organization may hold concerning allegations posed against Hun Sen and any individual under his authority in Cambodia and give all such information to the tribunal; (4) work with other interested countries relating to measures to be taken to bring to justice Hun Sen and individuals under Hun Sen's authority indicted for such violations of international humanitarian law after 1978; and (5) support such a tribunal for the purpose of investigating Hun Sen's possible criminal culpability for conceiving, directing, and sustaining a variety of actions in violation of international humanitarian law after 1978 in any judicial proceeding that may result. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4545 | 105 | hr | 4545 | Code of Conduct Arms Transfer Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-09-10 | 1998-09-28 | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | House | Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] | GA | D | M000523 | 79 | Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1998 - Prohibits U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign government unless the President certifies to the Congress that the government: (1) meets specified conditions regarding democracy, including that it was chosen by free and fair elections and promotes civilian control of the military, the rule of law, and respect for individual rights; (2) does not engage in human rights violations, investigates and prosecutes those responsible for human rights violations, permits access to political prisoners by international organizations, and provides access to such organizations in situations of conflict or famine; (3) is not engaged in acts of armed aggression in violation of international law; and (4) is participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms. Authorizes the President to request from the Congress an exemption from such prohibition, stating that: (1) it is in the national security interest to provide military assistance and arms transfers to a government; or (2) an emergency exists under which it is vital to the U.S. interest to do so. Makes the exemption effective upon such request, unless disapproved by the Congress. Directs the President to: (1) compile a list of countries that do not meet the requirements of this Act; (2) notify the governments participating in the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual Use Goods and Technologies, done at Vienna, July 11 and 12, 1996, that the listed countries are ineligible to receive U.S. arms sales and military assistance; and (3) request that the notified countries also declare the listed countries as ineligible for arms sales and military assistance. Requires the President to continue efforts through the United Nations and other international fora, such as the Wassenaar Arrangement, to limit arms transfers worldwide, particularly transfers to the listed countries, for the purpose of establishing a permanent multilateral regime to govern the transfer of conve… | 2025-08-21T16:14:42Z | |
| 105-hres-526 | 105 | hres | 526 | Condemning the launching by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of a ballistic missile in violation of Japanese air space, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-09-10 | 1998-09-10 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41] | CA | R | K000181 | 0 | Condemns the launching by the Democratic People's Republic of Korea of a medium range ballistic missile in violation of Japanese air space. Calls upon the President to: (1) seriously reevaluate the current policies of the United States toward that country; and (2) relay to that country the serious concerns of the House of Representatives regarding the missile launch and the ramifications such missile launches could have on future food and energy assistance. | 2025-01-02T17:44:24Z | |
| 105-sconres-116 | 105 | sconres | 116 | A concurrent resolution concerning the New Tribes Mission hostage crisis. | International Affairs | 1998-09-10 | 1998-09-10 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] | PA | R | S000709 | 0 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the President and his emissaries should raise the kidnapping of Mark Rich, David Mankins, and Rick Tenenoff of the New Tribes Mission and other American victims in Colombia to all relevant foreign governments, nongovernmental organizations, and religious institutions at every opportunity until a favorable outcome is achieved; (2) the President and the Secretary of State should offer reward money for information leading to the release of the named hostages; (3) the President and his emissaries should urge the cooperation of the new President of Colombia to assist in the publication of the reward information; (4) the international community should encourage groups believed to have information on this case to come forward; and (5) all appropriate information obtained should be turned over in a timely basis to the New Tribes Mission crisis response team. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hr-4536 | 105 | hr | 4536 | To establish a National Commission on Terrorism. | International Affairs | 1998-09-09 | 1998-09-09 | Referred to House Judiciary | House | Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] | VA | R | W000672 | 21 | Establishes the National Commission on Terrorism to review and report to the President and Congress on counter-terrorism policies regarding the prevention and punishment of international acts of terrorism directed at the United States. Directs the Commission to: (1) review the laws, regulations, policies, directives, and practices relating to counterterrorism (laws) in the prevention and punishment of international terrorism directed towards the United States; (2) assess the extent to which such laws have been effective in preventing or punishing such terrorism; and (3) recommend changes to counterterrorism policy. Authorizes appropriations. | 2025-01-02T17:51:28Z | |
| 105-hres-523 | 105 | hres | 523 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the terrorist bombing of the United States Embassies in East Africa. | International Affairs | 1998-09-09 | 1998-10-10 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 22 | Expresses condolences to the families of all persons killed or injured in the terrorist bombings of the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. Expresses gratitude to: (1) U.S. Federal and local agencies, private organizations, and the people and the Governments of Kenya, Tanzania, Israel, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, Australia, and South Africa for their assistance in the aftermath of the bombings; (2) the U.S. embassy guards whose heroic actions prevented even more deaths and injuries; and (3) U.S. personnel for their dedication in serving abroad and assuming the risks of living and working overseas. Expresses: (1) condemnation of all persons and parties involved in the bombings; (2) the determination of the House of Representatives to assist in the arrest of all persons responsible; and (3) the intention of the House to examine whether security needs of U.S. facilities overseas are being met and what kinds of tools can be employed to discourage nations from harboring terrorists. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-s-2431 | 105 | s | 2431 | Torture Survivors Relief Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-09-02 | 1998-09-02 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN] | MN | R | G000367 | 0 | Torture Survivors Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the President to provide grants to treatment centers and programs in foreign countries carrying out projects or activities specifically designed to treat and rehabilitate victims of torture for the physical and psychological effects of the torture. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to programs in the United States to cover the cost of: (1) services for the rehabilitation of victims of torture, including treatment of the physical and psychological effects of torture; (2) social and legal services for them; and (3) research and training for health care providers outside of treatment centers, or programs for the purpose of enabling such providers to provide rehabilitation services for torture victims. Authorizes appropriations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 and 2000 to the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture. Declares that it is the sense of the Congress that the President, acting through the U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations, should: (1) request the Fund to find new ways to support and protect, and encourage development of new, treatment centers and programs carrying out such rehabilitative services; (2) use the U.S. voice and vote to support the work of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the Committee Against Torture; and (3) use the U.S. voice and vote to establish a country rapporteur or similar procedural mechanism to investigate human rights violations in a country where a prevalent and systematic practice of torture is indicated. Directs the Secretary of State to provide training for consular officers with respect to: (1) identification of torture and its effects on the victim, as well as the surrounding circumstances in which it is most often practiced; and (2) the manner of interviewing torture victims so as not to retraumatize them. Requires gender- specific training on the subject of interacting wi… | 2025-08-21T16:12:20Z | |
| 105-hconres-325 | 105 | hconres | 325 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to government discrimination in Germany based on religion or belief, particularly against United States citizens. | International Affairs | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-06 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Salmon, Matt [R-AZ-1] | AZ | R | S000018 | 61 | Urges the Government of Germany to take necessary action to protect the right of freedom of religion or belief guaranteed to everyone in Germany by international human rights covenants. Declares that the Congress continues to hold the Government of Germany responsible for protecting the right of freedom of religion or belief of U.S. citizens, and for not barring such citizens from living, performing, doing business, or traveling in Germany because of their religious beliefs. Calls upon the President to assert the concern of the U.S. Government to the Government of Germany regarding government discrimination in Germany based on religion or belief. | 2025-01-02T17:43:56Z | |
| 105-hr-4506 | 105 | hr | 4506 | International Child Labor Relief Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-08-06 | 1998-10-09 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 14 | International Child Labor Relief Act of 1998 - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 to the Department of Labor for the U.S. contribution to the International Labor Organization for the activities of the International Program on the Elimination of Child Labor. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hres-518 | 105 | hres | 518 | Calling for free and transparent elections in Gabon. | International Affairs | 1998-08-06 | 1998-10-13 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-23] | FL | D | H000324 | 12 | Commends: (1) the Government of Gabon's ongoing efforts to resolve central African conflicts; (2) those Gabonese who have demonstrated their love for free and fair elections; and (3) the Gabonese Government for inviting the International Foundation of Electoral Systems (IFES) to perform a pre-election assessment study. Calls on the Gabonese Government to: (1) take further measures to help ensure a credible election and the independence and impartiality of the election commission; (2) further welcome IFES, the National Democratic Institute, the International Republican Institute, or other appropriate international nongovernmental organizations to aid the organization and oversight of the December 1998 Presidential election in Gabon in an effort to ensure that these elections are free and fair; and (3) take all necessary and lawful steps toward conducting free and fair elections. Calls on: (1) the international community to join the United States in offering assistance toward conducting free and fair elections in Gabon; (2) the U.S. Government to continue to provide support directly and through appropriate nongovernmental organizations toward that end; and (3) the U.S. Government and the international community to continue to encourage the Gabonese Government to ensure a lasting and committed transition to democracy. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hres-519 | 105 | hres | 519 | Concerning Iraqi development of weapons of mass destruction. | International Affairs | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-06 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Pappas, Michael [R-NJ-12] | NJ | R | P000049 | 28 | Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the international agencies charged with inspections in Iraq (the International Atomic Energy Agency and the United Nations Special Commission) must continue to maintain complete inspections, including surprise inspections, within Iraq; and (2) the U.S. Representative to the United Nations should vehemently oppose any efforts to weaken the inspections regimes on Iraq as long as there is evidence that the Government of Iraq is seeking to develop or acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means of delivering them. | 2025-01-02T17:44:24Z | |
| 105-hconres-320 | 105 | hconres | 320 | Supporting the Baltic people of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, and condemning the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression of August 23, 1939. | International Affairs | 1998-08-05 | 1998-10-12 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-20] | IL | R | S000364 | 8 | Declares that, in observance of the 59th anniversary of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression, the Congress: (1) reaffirms the U.S. policy of the non-recognition of the occupation by the Soviet Union of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia subsequent to the Pact, which for the 50 years after the signing of the Pact, was a commendable bipartisan policy that refused to legally recognize the Soviet occupation of such countries; (2) urges Russia to renounce the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression and its secret supplemental protocols as illegal; (3) welcomes and supports the signing of the United States-Baltic Charter by the United States, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia that reiterates the strong historical kinship between the peoples of these countries; and (4) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to work to ensure that Russia understands that the Nazi-Soviet Pact of Non-Aggression should be considered illegal and null and void. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-314 | 105 | hconres | 314 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to war crimes against United States military personnel and their families, and in particular to the war crimes committed in El Salvador against United States Army pilots David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr. | International Affairs | 1998-08-03 | 1998-08-03 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7] | TN | R | B000996 | 4 | Expresses: (1) sincere appreciation for the military service of Lieutenant Colonel David H. Pickett, Private First Class Earnest Dawson, Jr., and Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Scott; and (2) deepest sympathy to the families of David H. Pickett and Earnest Dawson, Jr., for their tragic and wrongful deaths; (3) profound regret that the available remedies have failed to bring Ferman Hernandez and Serveriano Fuentes, the men responsible for executing Pickett and Dawson, to justice. Declares that: (1) the United States should improve the legal protections for its military personnel who serve in foreign lands and their families; and (2) the Government of El Salvador should amend its Constitution to permit the extradition of Hernandez and Fuentes to the United States for trial. Urges the President to: (1) continue efforts to obtain the extradition of Hernandez and Fuentes; (2) initiate changes to the Geneva Convention and other international agreements that would prevent amnesty from being used to deny redress for grave breaches of the Geneva Convention; (3) initiate other changes to the Geneva Convention and other relevant international agreements to ensure and improve the legal protections for U.S. military personnel serving in foreign lands and their families; (4) examine all status-of-forces agreements and similar agreements and obtain revisions to ensure that the legal protections for U.S. military personnel will not suffer another failure; (5) encourage other countries to enact laws substantially similar to the War Crimes Act of 1996; and (6) report to the Congress at least annually regarding the actions taken and the progress made. | 2025-01-02T17:43:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-315 | 105 | hconres | 315 | Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the atrocities by Serbian police and military forces against Albanians in Kosova and urging that blocked assets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) under control of the United States and other governments be used to compensate the Albanians in Kosova for losses suffered through Serbian police and military action. | International Affairs | 1998-08-03 | 1998-09-24 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] | CA | D | L000090 | 11 | Condemns the loss of life and the destruction of property in Kosova that is the consequence of the brutal actions of the Serbian police and military forces against the ethnic Albanian population of the province. Expresses the belief of the Congress that the Government of Serbia is primarily responsible and should bear the principal burden of providing compensation for the loss of life and for the costs of rebuilding areas which its forces have devastated. Urges: (1) the President and officials he designates to work with the Congress to draft legislation and regulations which will permit the claims of ethnic Albanians from Kosova who have suffered as a consequence of the actions of Serbian police and military forces in Kosova to be considered, without prejudice to the claims of U.S. nationals, when claims settlement negotiations involving the assets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), which the United States has blocked or asserted control over, take place; (2) that in drafting such legislation and implementing regulations, special consideration be given to the circumstances of the Government of the Republic of Montenegro and to persons located in Montenegro; and (3) the President and the Secretary of State to urge all other countries to follow a policy which permits ethnic Albanians who have suffered as a consequence of the actions of Serbian police and military forces in Kosova to make claims against the assets of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia which are in the control of the respective country. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-sres-267 | 105 | sres | 267 | A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President, acting through the United States Agency for International Development, should more effectively secure emergency famine relief for the people of Sudan, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-07-31 | 1998-07-31 | Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9666-9668) | Senate | Sen. Frist, William H. [R-TN] | TN | R | F000439 | 4 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that the President, acting through the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), should: (1) aggressively seek to secure emergency famine relief for the people of Sudan; (2) immediately take steps to distribute that famine relief to affected areas in Sudan; (3) encourage and assist Operation Lifeline Sudan and the ongoing efforts to develop relief distribution networks for affected areas of Sudan outside of the umbrella and associated constraints of the Operation; (4) begin providing development assistance in areas of Sudan not controlled by the regime in Khartoum with the goals of building self-sufficiency and avoiding the same conditions which have created the current crisis and providing for longer-term economic, civil, and democratic development, without regard to the constraints that now compromise the ability of the Operation to distribute famine relief or that could constrain future multilateral relief arrangements. Calls for the AID Administrator to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees on AID's progress toward meeting these goals. Calls for the President, both bilaterally and through the United Nations, to aggressively seek to change the terms by which the Operation and other groups are prohibited from providing necessary relief according to the true needs of the people of Sudan. | 2025-04-07T13:47:45Z | |
| 105-hconres-313 | 105 | hconres | 313 | Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to self-determination for the people of Kosova, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-07-30 | 1998-07-30 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] | NY | D | E000179 | 22 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) by illegally revoking the autonomy of Kosova, undertaking other unconstitutional actions, and flagrantly violating the human rights of the people of Kosova, Serbia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia have forfeited the legitimate right to govern or to determine political status of the territory of Kosova; and (2) the United States should support the right of self-determination for the people of Kosova, support any resolution of the question of the status of Kosova that is arrived at by means of legitimate acts of self-determination, including a free and fair referendum, encourage other countries to support the right of self-determination for the people of Kosova, and support such representation of Kosova in international institutions as is consistent with the exercise of the legitimate right of self-determination by the people of Kosova. | 2025-01-02T17:43:40Z | |
| 105-s-2387 | 105 | s | 2387 | Use of Force Act | International Affairs | 1998-07-30 | 1998-07-30 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] | DE | D | B000444 | 0 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: General Provisions Title II: Expedited Procedures Use of Force Act - Title I: General Provisions - Authorizes the President, in the absence of a declaration of war or statutory authorization for a specific use of force, to use force abroad to: (1) repel an armed attack upon the United States or its armed forces; (2) respond to a foreign military threat that jeopardizes U.S. national interests under emergency conditions that do not permit sufficient time for the Congress to consider such authorization or a declaration of war; (3) extricate U.S. citizens and nationals located abroad from a direct and imminent threat to their lives; (4) forestall an imminent act of international terrorism directed at U.S. citizens or nationals or to retaliate against the perpetrators of such an act; and (5) protect internationally recognized rights of innocent and free passage in the air and on the seas in circumstances where the threat of violation of such rights poses a danger to the safety of American citizens or U.S. national security. (Sec. 102) Directs the President, except where an emergency exists that does not permit sufficient time, to seek the advice of the Congress before any use of force abroad. Establishes the Congressional Leadership Group on the Use of Force Abroad to facilitate regular consultation between the President and the Congress on foreign and national security policy. (Sec. 103) Requires the President, within 48 hours of commencing a use of force abroad, to submit a Use of Force report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the president pro tempore of the Senate. Provides for periodic reporting on the status, scope, and expected duration of the use of force. (Sec. 104) Authorizes the President to continue a use of force abroad for longer than 60 days after the date by which the Use of Force report is required only if: (1) the Congress has declared war or provided specific statutory authorization for the extended period; (2) the President has requested … | 2025-08-21T16:11:23Z | |
| 105-sres-262 | 105 | sres | 262 | A resolution to state the sense of the Senate that the government of the United States should place priority on formulating a comprehensive and strategic policy of engaging and cooperating with Japan in advancing science and technology for the benefit of both nations as well as the rest of the world. | International Affairs | 1998-07-30 | 1998-07-30 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE] | DE | R | R000460 | 1 | Expresses the sense of the Senate that: (1) the U.S. Government should place priority on formulating a comprehensive and strategic policy of engaging and cooperating with Japan in advancing science and technology for the benefit of both nations as well as the rest of the world; (2) that policy should aim to promote strategic cooperation on areas that further U.S. policy interests in science and technology, more balanced flows of scientific and technological information and personnel between the United States and Japan, more rigorous application of scientific methods in the development of standards and regulations to promote efficient technological progress and mitigate trade problems, and more equitable intellectual property protection; and (3) the U.S. Government should integrate this strategic policy into current and future science and technology agreements with the Government of Japan. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-hconres-312 | 105 | hconres | 312 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the right of the Albanian People of Kosova to self-determination and independence from the repressive, authoritarian, and barbaric Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-07-28 | 1998-07-28 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17] | OH | D | T000350 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) publicly declare that the Albanians of Kosova have a legal right to self-determination and that independence is the only solution acceptable to the Kosovars; (2) support and sponsor Kosovar Albanians' right of self-determination; (3) provide its share of resources necessary to facilitate independence for Kosova; (4) in conjunction with United Nations members and other multilateral organizations, convene a working group that deals with the specifics of secession in order to prevent future civil conflict from rising to the level of a breach of international peace and security and that facilitates constructive dialogue in order to prevent violence; and (5) use any and all means necessary to remove impediments to the Kosovar Albanians' right to self-determination. | 2025-01-02T17:43:40Z | |
| 105-hr-4336 | 105 | hr | 4336 | To establish an initiative for food and other assistance for individuals in Indonesia and Southeast Asia who are affected by the Asian financial crisis. | International Affairs | 1998-07-27 | 1998-07-27 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 0 | Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID) to establish an initiative for food and other assistance for individuals in Indonesia and Southeast Asia affected by the Asian financial crisis. Directs the Administrator of AID, in carrying out the food security elements of the initiative, to: (1) establish, where appropriate, agricultural commodity distribution technical assistance, agricultural research, extension, farmer-to-farmer, and food assistance programs; and (2) provide assistance to nongovernmental organizations, including private voluntary organizations and cooperatives, for programs (of up to four years in duration) to provide food assistance under this Act. Earmarks certain developmental and agricultural assistance and economic support fund assistance for the food security initiative, including assistance for: (1) food, medical, fuel, and other shortages in Indonesia and Southeast Asia; (2) developing political institutions and parties in Indonesia and Southeast Asia; (3) improvement of transparency and regulation of banking, financial, insurance, and securities institutions; and (4) support of legal and judicial reforms. Requires that at least 80 percent of the assistance to Indonesia be administered or distributed through indigenous nongovernmental or private voluntary organizations. | 2025-01-02T17:51:13Z | |
| 105-hconres-309 | 105 | hconres | 309 | Condemning the forced abduction of Ugandan children and their use as soldiers. | International Affairs | 1998-07-24 | 1998-10-09 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] | NJ | D | P000149 | 9 | Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) condemns the abduction of children by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in northern Uganda and calls for the immediate release of all LRA child captives; (2) urges Olara Otunnu, the United Nations (UN) Special Representative on Children and Armed Conflict, to take appropriate measures to resolve the LRA problem; (3) encourages the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child to investigate the situation; (4) calls on the Al-Bashir government to cease supporting the LRA in the abductions and kidnapping of children in northern Uganda; (5) calls on the President and the Secretary of State to support efforts to end the abduction of children by the LRA and obtain their release; and (6) asks the President to provide more support to UN agencies and nongovernmental organizations working to rehabilitate former child soldiers and reintegrate them into society. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-306 | 105 | hconres | 306 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the Government of Costa Rica should take steps to protect the lives of property owners in Costa Rica, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-07-23 | 1998-07-23 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23] | TX | R | B000617 | 2 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Government of Costa Rica should: (1) consider fundamental reform to protect the property rights and lives of all law-abiding residents and property owners of Costa Rica from acts of intimidation, violence, and property invasion; and (2) conduct a complete investigation into the death of Max Dalton (a U.S. citizen who was murdered in a dispute with squatters illegally occupying his property in the Pavones region of that country). | 2025-01-02T17:43:40Z | |
| 105-hjres-126 | 105 | hjres | 126 | Relating to Taiwan's participation in the World Health Organization. | International Affairs | 1998-07-22 | 1998-07-22 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH-13] | OH | D | B000944 | 58 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) Taiwan should be represented in the World Health Organization; and (2) it should be U.S. policy to support Taiwan's representation in the Organization. | 2025-01-02T17:44:55Z | |
| 105-hr-4300 | 105 | hr | 4300 | Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act | International Affairs | 1998-07-22 | 1998-10-21 | See H.R.4328. | House | Rep. McCollum, Bill [R-FL-8] | FL | R | M000350 | 55 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage Title II: Enhanced Eradication and Interdiction Strategy in Source Countries Title III: Enhanced Alternative Crop Development Support in Source Zone and Mycoherbicide Research and Development Title IV: Enhanced International Law Enforcement Training Title V: Enhanced Drug Transit and Source Zone Law Enforcement Operations and Equipment Title VI: Relationship to Other Laws Title VII: Criminal Background Checks on Port Employees Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) reduce the supply of drugs and drug use through an enhanced drug interdiction effort in the major drug transit countries and support a comprehensive supply country eradication and crop substitution program, because a commitment of increased resources in international drug interdiction efforts will create a balanced national drug control strategy among demand reduction, law enforcement, and international drug interdiction efforts; and (2) support policies and dedicate the resources necessary to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States by not less than 80 percent by December 31, 2001. Title I: Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for the Department of the Treasury for the enhancement of air coverage and operation for drug source and transit countries. (Sec. 101) Directs the Secretary of Defense to examine and report to specified congressional committees on the available options in the source and transit zones to replace Howard Air Force Base in Panama, specifying U.S. requirements to establish an airbase or airbases for use in support of counternarcotics operations to optimize operational effectiveness in the source and transit zones. Directs the Secretary of the Navy to transfer certain retired aircraft to the U.S. Customs Service. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001… | 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z | |
| 105-s-2341 | 105 | s | 2341 | Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act | International Affairs | 1998-07-22 | 1998-09-16 | Committees on Foreign Relations; United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 105-844. | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 18 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage Title II: Enhanced Eradication and Interdiction Strategy in Source Countries Title III: Enhanced Alterative Crop Development Support in Source Zone Title IV: Enhanced International Law Enforcement Training Title V: Enhanced Drug Transit and Source Zone Law Enforcement Operations and Equipment Title VI: Relationship to Other Laws Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act - Declares that it is U.S. policy to: (1) reduce the supply of drugs and drug use through an enhanced drug interdiction effort in the major drug transit countries and a comprehensive supply country eradication and crop substitution program, because a commitment of increased resources in international drug interdiction efforts will create a balanced national drug control strategy among demand reduction, law enforcement, and international drug interdiction efforts; and (2) support policies and dedicate the resources necessary to reduce the flow of illegal drugs into the United States by not less than 80 percent by December 31, 2001. Title I: Enhanced Source and Transit Country Coverage - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Defense (DOD) for the enhancement of air coverage and operation for drug source and transit countries. (Sec. 102) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for the enhancement of U.S. Coast Guard maritime coverage and operation in drug source and transit countries. (Sec. 103) Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for the DOD for the enhancement of radar coverage in drug source and transit countries. Title II: Enhanced Eradication and Interdiction Strategy in Source Countries - Authorizes appropriations for FY 1999 through 2001 for the Department of State and the DOD for the enhancement of drug- related eradication efforts in Colombia. (Sec. 202) Authorizes ap… | 2025-08-21T16:11:45Z | |
| 105-hconres-304 | 105 | hconres | 304 | Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-07-21 | 1998-09-14 | Laid on the table. See S. Con. Res. 105 for further action. (consideration: CR H7674) | House | Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] | NJ | R | S000522 | 27 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) publicly declare that it considers that there is reason to believe that Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; (2) make collection of information that can be supplied to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for use as evidence to support his indictment and trial a high priority; (3) provide a fair share of any additional financial or personnel resources that may be required by the Tribunal for the adjudication of Milosevic and others arising from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia; (4) engage in a discussion with other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and interested states of information any such state may hold regarding such matters and of measures to be taken to apprehend persons indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity; and (5) urge the Tribunal to promptly review all information relating to Milosevic's possible criminal culpability, with a view toward prompt issuance of a public indictment. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4283 | 105 | hr | 4283 | Africa: Seeds of Hope Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-07-21 | 1998-11-13 | Became Public Law No: 105-385. | House | Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] | NE | R | B000403 | 102 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa Title II: Worldwide Food Assistance and Agricultural Programs Subtitle A: Nonemergency Food Assistance Programs Subtitle B: Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998 Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions Africa: Seeds of Hope Act of 1998 - Declares it to be U.S. policy, consistent with title XII of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act, to support governments of sub-Saharan African countries, U.S. and African nongovernmental organizations, universities, businesses, and international agencies to help ensure the availability of basic nutrition and economic opportunities for sub-Saharan individuals, through sustainable agricultural and rural development. Title I: Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa - Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), in providing development assistance under the Africa Food Security Initiative, or any comparable or successor program, to: (1) emphasize programs and projects that improve the food security of children, women, and food-insecure households, or that improve the agricultural productivity, incomes, and marketing of the rural poor in Africa; (2) solicit and take into consideration the views and needs of intended beneficiaries and program participants during the selection, planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of projects; (3) favor countries that are implementing trade and investment reforms in order to enhance free market development in the food processing and agricultural sectors; and (4) ensure that programs are designed and conducted in cooperation with African and U.S. organizations and institutions (such as private and voluntary organizations, cooperatives, land-grant and other appropriate universities, and local producer-owned cooperative marketing and buying associations) that have expertise in addressing the needs of the poor, small-scale farmers, entrepreneurs, and rural workers, including women. (Sec. 101) Express… | 2025-04-07T15:33:01Z | |
| 105-s-2334 | 105 | s | 2334 | International Monetary Fund Appropriations Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-07-21 | 1998-10-21 | Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 482. (consideration: CR S12937) | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 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: Multilateral Economic Assistance Title VII: Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1999 - Title I: Export and Investment Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1999 for: (1) direct loans, loan guarantees, tied-aid grants, insurance, and administrative expenses under Export-Import Bank programs; (2) Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) direct and guaranteed loans and administrative expenses (limiting the availability of certain funds until OPIC reports to the Committees on Appropriations on measures taken to establish sector specific investment funds, including regional investment initiatives in Georgia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan through the Caucasus Fund); and (3) the Trade and Development Agency. Title II: Bilateral Economic Assistance - Makes appropriations for FY 1999 for: (1) expenses of the President in carrying out certain programs under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; (2) the Agency for International Development (AID) for specified development assistance (earmarking up to certain amounts for the Inter-American Foundation and the African Development Foundation, and for alternative-to-drug-production development programs in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia); (3) specified projects aimed at reunification of Cyprus; (4) democracy and humanitarian activities in Burma; (5) economic assistance and development assistance for Indonesia; (6) economic assistance and development assistance for research, conservation, training and related activities for the Province of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Mitch McConnell Conservation Fund); (7) international disaster assistance; (8) Department of the Treasury international affairs technical assistance activities; (9) debt restructuring; (… | 2025-04-07T15:33:52Z | |
| 105-hres-505 | 105 | hres | 505 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the importance of diplomatic relations with the Pacific Island nations. | International Affairs | 1998-07-20 | 1998-09-23 | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House | Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] | AS | D | F000010 | 12 | Declares that: (1) it is in the national interest of the United States to remain actively engaged in the South Pacific region as a means of supporting important U.S. commercial and strategic interests, and to encourage the consolidation of democratic values; (2) a Pacific island summit, hosted by the President with the Pacific island heads of government, would be an excellent opportunity for the United States to foster and improve diplomatic relations with the Pacific island nations; and (3) the United States should fulfill its longstanding commitment to the democratization and economic prosperity of the Pacific island nations by promoting their earliest integration in the mainstream of bilateral, regional, and global commerce and trade. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-301 | 105 | hconres | 301 | Affirming the United States commitment to Taiwan. | International Affairs | 1998-07-17 | 1998-07-21 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] | TX | R | D000217 | 35 | Declares that the Congress affirms: (1) its longstanding commitment to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act; (2) its expectation that the future status of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means, that the people of both sides of the Taiwan Strait should determine their own future, and that it considers any effort to determine or influence Taiwan's future status by other than peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific region and of grave concern to the United States; (3) its commitment to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services, including appropriate ballistic missile defenses, as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; (4) that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services needed by Taiwan; and (5) its strong support of appropriate membership for Taiwan in international financial institutions and other international organizations. Urges the President to seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against the free people of Taiwan. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-300 | 105 | hconres | 300 | Affirming United States commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act. | International Affairs | 1998-07-16 | 1998-07-16 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] | NY | R | S000675 | 0 | Declares that the Congress affirms: (1) its longstanding commitment to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act; (2) its expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means and that it considers any effort to determine Taiwan's future by other than peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific and of grave concern to the United States; (3) its commitment to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; and (4) its commitment that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services needed by Taiwan. Urges the President to seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against democratic Taiwan. | 2025-01-02T17:43:40Z | |
| 105-hres-502 | 105 | hres | 502 | Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives congratulating the people of Colombia for completing free and democratic elections on June 21, 1998, congratulating the President-elect on his victory, and calling on the new government and all other parties to the current conflict in Colombia to renew their efforts to end the guerrilla and paramilitary violence which continues to pose a serious threat to democracy as well as economic and social stability in Colombia. | International Affairs | 1998-07-15 | 1998-07-15 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-23] | CA | R | G000021 | 1 | Congratulates: (1) the people of Colombia for their recent demonstration of support for the democratic process (as evidenced by the June 21, 1998, election); and (2) President-elect Andres Pastrana for his election victory and for his commitment to seek an end to the guerrilla and paramilitary violence in Colombia. Urges: (1) the guerrilla leaders of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) to end the violence, sever their relationship with narcotics traffickers, and negotiate a peace accord with the new Government of Colombia; (2) the incoming Pastrana government to take greater action against paramilitary units that commit gross human rights violations; (3) the leadership of FARC and ELN to release all hostages currently being held or to account for their whereabouts; (4) the international community to play a more proactive role in trying to resolve the internal conflict; and (5) the Administration to reevaluate U.S. policies toward Colombia and review the need for U.S. assistance. | 2025-01-02T17:44:23Z | |
| 105-hr-4195 | 105 | hr | 4195 | Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2] | OR | R | S000607 | 20 | Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to exempt, through September 30, 1999, Department of Agriculture assistance for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities (including fertilizer, medicines, and medical equipment) from the prohibition against extensions of U.S. Government credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance to countries involved in the transfer or use of nuclear explosive devices. | 2025-08-21T16:15:02Z | |
| 105-hr-4209 | 105 | hr | 4209 | India-Pakistan Sanctions Flexibility Act | International Affairs | 1998-07-14 | 1998-07-31 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 4 | India-Pakistan Sanctions Flexibility Act - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to exempt Department of Agriculture assistance for the purchase of food or other agricultural commodities, or Export-Import Bank of the United States or Overseas Private Investment Corporation assistance, from the prohibition against extensions of U.S. Government credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance to countries involved in the transfer or use of nuclear explosive devices. Declares that such assistance shall be available only to the extent that an official budget request that includes designation of such assistance as an emergency requirement as defined in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman- Hollings Act) is transmitted by the President to the Congress. Authorizes the President to suspend until March 1, 1999, the application of any sanction or prohibition contained in specified Federal laws with respect to India and Pakistan. | 2025-08-21T16:12:05Z | |
| 105-s-2282 | 105 | s | 2282 | Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-07-09 | 1998-07-15 | Message on Senate action sent to the House. | Senate | Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] | KY | R | M000355 | 22 | Agriculture Export Relief Act of 1998 - Amends the Arms Export Control Act to exempt, through September 30, 1999, Department of Agriculture assistance for the purchase or other provision of food or other agricultural commodities (including fertilizer, medicines, and medical equipment) from the prohibition against extensions of U.S. Government credit, credit guarantees, or other financial assistance to countries involved in the transfer or use of nuclear explosive devices. | 2025-04-07T15:23:53Z | |
| 105-s-2283 | 105 | s | 2283 | Africa: Seeds of Hope Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-07-09 | 1998-10-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12960-12961) | Senate | Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] | OH | R | D000294 | 22 | TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa Title II: Worldwide Food Assistance and Agricultural Programs Subtitle A: Nonemergency Food Assistance Programs Subtitle B: Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998 Title III: Miscellaneous Provisions Africa: Seeds of Hope Act of 1998 - Declares it to be U.S. policy, consistent with title XII of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act, to support governments of sub-Saharan African countries, U.S. and African nongovernmental organizations, universities, businesses, and international agencies to help ensure the availability of basic nutrition and economic opportunities for sub-Saharan individuals, through sustainable agricultural and rural development. Title I: Assistance for Sub-Saharan Africa - Directs the Administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (AID), in providing development assistance under the Africa Food Security Initiative, or any comparable or successor program, to: (1) emphasize programs and projects that improve the food security of children, women, and food-insecure households, or that improve the agricultural productivity, incomes, and marketing of the rural poor in Africa; (2) solicit and take into consideration the views and needs of intended beneficiaries and program participants during the selection, planning, implementation, and evaluation phases of projects; and (3) ensure that programs are designed and conducted in cooperation with African and U.S. organizations and institutions (such as private and voluntary organizations, cooperatives, land-grant and other appropriate universities, and local producer-owned cooperative marketing and buying associations) that have expertise in addressing the needs of the poor, small-scale farmers, entrepreneurs, and rural workers, including women. (Sec. 101) Expresses the sense of the Congress that, if there is an increase in funding for sub-Saharan programs, the Administrator of AID should proportionately increase resources t… | 2025-08-21T16:12:59Z | |
| 105-sconres-107 | 105 | sconres | 107 | A concurrent resolution affirming U.S. commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act. | International Affairs | 1998-07-07 | 1998-07-14 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 28 | Declares that the Congress affirms: (1) its longstanding commitment to Taiwan in accordance with the Taiwan Relations Act; (2) its expectation that the future of Taiwan will be determined by peaceful means and that it considers any effort to determine Taiwan's future by other than peaceful means a threat to the peace and security of the Western Pacific and of grave concern to the United States; (3) its commitment to make available to Taiwan such defense articles and services as may be necessary to enable Taiwan to maintain a sufficient self-defense capability; and (4) its commitment that only the President and Congress shall determine the nature and quantity of defense articles and services needed by Taiwan. Urges the President to seek a public renunciation by the People's Republic of China of any use of force, or threat to use force, against democratic Taiwan. | 2025-01-14T19:00:46Z | |
| 105-s-2258 | 105 | s | 2258 | Sanctions Implementation Procedures Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-06-26 | 1998-06-26 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Glenn, John H., Jr. [D-OH] | OH | D | G000236 | 0 | Sanctions Implementation Procedures Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to delay the initial imposition of sanctions against a foreign country mandated by statute if it is determined that such delay is necessary: (1) to assist in negotiating a cessation by the country of the sanctionable activity; or (2) for a review of the potential effectiveness of such sanction. Terminates such a delay and imposes such a sanction: (1) 45 days after the delay commenced; or (2), if earlier, when a report submitted under this Act does not recommend that the sanction should not apply. Allows an extended delay of 15 days if such a report does recommend that the sanction should not apply; but requires imposition of the sanction after such 15-day period if the Congress has not enacted a joint resolution approving the recommendation. Directs the President to submit to the Congress a report setting forth: (1) the objectives of the country sanction delayed; (2) the extent of multilateral support, if any, for such sanction; (3) the estimated impact on the country to be sanctioned; (4) the costs and benefits to the United States of imposing the country sanction; and (5) if the President so determines, based upon such information, a recommendation that the country sanction should not apply with respect to a sanctionable activity. Declares that a country sanction with respect to which the President has made such a recommendation shall not apply with respect to the sanctionable activity if the Congress enacts a joint resolution approving such recommendation. Directs the President, two years after the initial imposition of any country sanction, and annually thereafter, to submit a similar report to the Congress. Sets forth congressional procedures for the approval of joint resolutions. | 2025-08-21T16:14:03Z | |
| 105-hjres-125 | 105 | hjres | 125 | Finding the Government of Iraq in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations. | International Affairs | 1998-06-25 | 1998-07-21 | Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] | GA | R | G000225 | 3 | Declares that the Government of Iraq is in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations and urges the President to act accordingly. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4181 | 105 | hr | 4181 | Jerusalem and Berlin Embassy Relocation Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-06-25 | 1998-06-25 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | House | Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-24] | CA | D | S000344 | 21 | Jerusalem and Berlin Embassy Relocation Act of 1998 - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should proceed simultaneously with the design, construction, and occupancy of an embassy in Berlin, the capital of Germany, and in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel. Prohibits the expenditure of certain Department of State appropriations for the construction of chancery facilities in Berlin, Germany, unless construction of chancery facilities in Jerusalem, Israel, has either commenced or commences simultaneously in a manner to ensure comparable rates of construction and completion of the two facilities. Declares that no chancery facilities in Berlin, Germany, shall be occupied or used unless prior to or simultaneous with such occupancy and use, the United States has opened chancery facilities in Jerusalem, Israel. | 2025-08-21T16:11:36Z | |
| 105-s-2224 | 105 | s | 2224 | Sanctions Rationalization Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-06-25 | 1998-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | Senate | Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] | CT | D | D000388 | 3 | Sanctions Rationalization Act of 1998 - Authorizes the President to delay, suspend, or terminate any economic sanction with respect to a foreign country, if the President determines and reports to the Congress that initiating or continuing such sanction does not serve important U.S. national interests. Declares that suspension or termination of a sanction shall take effect 30 days after submission of such report, and delay of a sanction shall take effect immediately following such submission, unless the Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval. | 2025-08-21T16:12:29Z | |
| 105-sjres-54 | 105 | sjres | 54 | A joint resolution finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations. | International Affairs | 1998-06-25 | 1998-08-14 | Became Public Law No: 105-235. | Senate | Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] | MS | R | L000447 | 6 | Declares that the Government of Iraq is in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations. Urges the President to take appropriate action under U.S. law to bring Iraq into compliance with such obligations. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-295 | 105 | hconres | 295 | Expressing the sense of Congress that the 65th anniversary of the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933 should serve as a reminder of the brutality of the government of the former Soviet Union's repressive policies toward the Ukrainian people. | International Affairs | 1998-06-24 | 1998-10-12 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] | MI | D | L000263 | 71 | Condemns the repressive policies of the Government of the former Soviet Union during the Ukrainian Famine of 1932-1933. Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) in remembrance of the victims of the Famine; and (2) that any supplemental material that will assist in disseminating information about the Famine should be compiled and made available worldwide. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-sconres-105 | 105 | sconres | 105 | A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the culpability of Slobodan Milosevic for war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide in the former Yugoslavia, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-06-24 | 1998-09-14 | A similar measure H. Con. Res. 304 was laid on the table without objection. | Senate | Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY] | NY | R | D000018 | 16 | Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should: (1) publicly declare that it considers there to be reason to believe that Slobodan Milosevic, President of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, has committed war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide; (2) make collection of information that can be supplied to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for use as evidence to support his indictment and trial a high priority; (3) provide a fair share of any additional financial or personnel resources that may be required by the Tribunal for the adjudication of Milosevic and others arising from the conflict in the former Yugoslavia; (4) engage in a discussion with other members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and interested states of information any such state may hold regarding such matters and of measures to be taken to apprehend persons indicted for war crimes and crimes against humanity; and (5) urge the Tribunal to promptly review all information relating to Milosevic's possible criminal culpability, with a view toward prompt issuance of a public indictment. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hconres-292 | 105 | hconres | 292 | Calling for an end to the recent conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia, and for other purposes. | International Affairs | 1998-06-19 | 1998-09-10 | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | House | Rep. Campbell, Tom [R-CA-15] | CA | R | C000100 | 10 | Calls on Eritrea and Ethiopia to immediately bring an end to the violence between the two countries. Commends: (1) the executive branch of the U.S. Government for brokering a moratorium on air raids between Eritrea and Ethiopia; and (2) the recent efforts of the U.S. facilitation team to resolve the crisis. Encourages continued U.S. engagement toward a peaceful resolution of the conflict. Calls on President Isaias Afewerki and Prime Minister Meles Zenawi to end the conflict peacefully. | 2025-04-07T15:23:39Z | |
| 105-hr-4095 | 105 | hr | 4095 | International Arms Sale Code of Conduct Act of 1998 | International Affairs | 1998-06-19 | 1998-07-21 | Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Voice Vote. | House | Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2] | CT | D | G000120 | 46 | International Arms Sales Code of Conduct Act of 1998 - Directs the President to attempt, through negotiations with all Wassenaar Arrangement countries, to achieve the foreign policy goal of an international arms sales code of conduct that restricts or prohibits arms transfers to countries that: (1) do not respect democratic processes and the rule of law; (2) do not adhere to internationally recognized norms on human rights; or (3) are engaged in acts of armed aggression. Directs the President to report on such negotiations to the appropriate congressional committees. | 2025-08-21T16:11:30Z |
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