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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Apr 10, 1997
Urges: (1) the Supreme Court of Argentina to designate a single investigative judge to conduct the investigation of the March 17, 1992 terrorist bombing of the Israeli embassy; (2) Argentinean judicial authorities to aggressively investigate the bombing of the Asociacion Mutual Israelita Argentina Jewish Community Center; (3) Argentinean authorities to acknowledge publicly the reports submitted by Argentinean, U.S., and Israeli experts that the explosion at the Israeli embassy took place outside the walls of the embassy; and (4) the President and appropriate executive agencies to provide whatever assistance is requested to help Argentinean authorities investigate these acts of terrorism.
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Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · R–KS
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Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3064-3065)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3064-3065)
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