HCONRES 55
102th Congress
House
International Affairs
Environmental Protection
Government liability (International law)
International environmental law
Iraq
Liability for environmental damages
Oil pollution of the sea
Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf War
Terrorism
Condemning Iraq's eco-terrorism in the Persian Gulf.
Introduced: January 29, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Feb 8, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Jan 29, 1991
Introduced in House
Jan 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Plain-English summary
Condemns Iraq's eco-terrorism. Demands that Iraq immediately halt and refrain in the future from deliberately pumping oil into the Persian Gulf and other forms of environmental warfare.
Holds Iraq fully responsible for all economic and environmental damages caused by the spill.
Calls upon the President and the leaders of other allied nations to demand adequate compensation from Iraq for economic losses, environmental damages, and clean-up costs resulting from the spill.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Cosponsors
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