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Version 81 · Passed House without amendment · Jul 15, 2008
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Reiterates condemnation of the 1994 attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, honors the victims of the attack, and expresses sympathy to the victims' relatives.
Applauds the government of Argentina for increasing the pace of the AMIA bombing investigation.
Commends the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for upholding and issuing the Red Notices.
Expresses concern regarding the government of Saudi Arabia's failure to detain certain Iranian officials in connection with the AMIA case.
Urges: (1) all nations to cooperate fully with the AMIA investigation; and (2) governments in the Western Hemisphere to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and to penalize those providing support for Hezbollah and other Islamist terrorist organizations.
Encourages the President to direct U.S. law enforcement agencies, upon Argentine request, to cooperate in the AMIA investigation.
People & committees
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · R–FL
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Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6510-6511)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6510-6511)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 385.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6510-6513)
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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