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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 7, 1994
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the U.S. Government should immediately: (1) raise in the United Nations (UN) Security Council the issue of Saddam Hussein's campaign of repression against the marsh Arabs of Southern Iraq; (2) insist that UN weapons inspectors be permitted to conduct on site inspections concerning the possible use by Iraqi troops of chemical weapons against such Arabs; (3) seek to provide humanitarian assistance to persons fleeing from the marshes; and (4) study and report to the Congress concerning the establishment for the marsh Arabs of a safe haven zone in the marshes of southern Iraq and the environmental consequences of the destruction of this vast wetlands area.
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Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-47] · R–CA
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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