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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 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 8, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 20, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 55: Condemning Iraq's eco-terrorism in the Persian Gulf.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-55/
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"H. Con. Res. 55: Condemning Iraq's eco-terrorism in the Persian Gulf.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-55/.
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H. Con. Res. 55, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HCONRES-55/.
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