HCONRES 207
101th Congress
House
International Affairs
American economic assistance
American military assistance
Human rights
Somalia
Torture
Concerning U.S. foreign assistance to Somalia.
Introduced: October 3, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 18, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.
Oct 18, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Oct 3, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Oct 3, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Expresses the sense of the Congress that in determining the allocation of foreign assistance the Department of State should: (1) weigh heavily the persecution, torture, and execution of innocent Somalis by the armed forces of Siad Barre; and (2) insist upon significant improvements in human rights as a precondition to the resumption of foreign assistance to Somalia.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.
Committees of jurisdiction
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