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Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988

Introduced: September 9, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.
Sep 27, 1988
See H.R.5337.
Sep 15, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Sep 15, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on International Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy.
Sep 15, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Financial Institutions Supervision, Regulation and Insurance.
Sep 13, 1988
Unfavorable Executive Comment Received From State.
Sep 9, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 9, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 9, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Sep 9, 1988
Introduced in House
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Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988 - Makes certain findings concerning the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and Iraq's treatment of the Kurdish people.

Requires the U.S. Executive Director or representative at all international financial institutions to vote against all loans to Iraq.

Prohibits the provision of any assistance, the sale of any kind of military equipment, the provision of any credits, or the provision of any credit guarantees to Iraq.

Prohibits the sale or transfer to Iraq of any item subject to export control by any agency of the United States.

Prohibits the importation of any oil or petroleum products produced in Iraq.

Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions if he determines and certifies to the Congress that: (1) Iraq is not committing genocide against the Kurdish population in Iraq; and (2) Iraq is not using chemical weapons banned by the 1925 Geneva Conventions and has provided reliable assurances that it will not use such weapons.

Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) commending the Government of Turkey for its humanitarian decision to host thousands of Kurdish people fleeing extermination in Iraq; and (2) that the United States shall provide assistance to Kurdish refugees in need of medical treatment and other humanitarian aid.

What's happening now October 5, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5337 Related bill Sanctions Against Iraqi Chemical Weapons Use Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 20, 1988
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 15, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5271: Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5271/
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"H.R. 5271: Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5271/.
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H.R. 5271, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-5271/.
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