HRES 144
100th Congress
House
International Affairs
Apartheid
Arms sales
Commercial blacklisting
Embargo
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign Trade and Investments
France
Great Britain
Human rights
Israel
Italy
Netherlands
Sanctions (International law)
Science and technology
South Africa
Switzerland
Technology transfer
United Nations
West Germany
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should condemn nations which continue to flagrantly violate the United Nations arms embargo of South Africa.
Introduced: April 9, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Apr 24, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Apr 9, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 9, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should: (1) condemn France, Italy, Israel, West Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Switzerland for their continued violations of United Nations Resolution 418 (calling for an arms embargo against South Africa); (2) call upon such nations to halt any further sale of weapons or military-related equipment or transfer of military technology to South Africa; (3) commend any actions taken thus far by these governments to sever economic and military ties with South Africa; and (4) urge these nations to place pressure on the Government of South Africa to dismantle the system of apartheid.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Africa.
Committees of jurisdiction
3
Cosponsors
1