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HRES 98 102th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a portion of Iraq's oil wealth should be used to pay the costs of the allied military operations against Iraq, to indemnify noncombatant…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a portion of Iraq's oil wealth should be used to pay the costs of the allied military operations against Iraq, to indemnify noncombatant nations and individuals that suffered losses as a result of the conflict, and to pay the environmental clean-up costs associated with the conflict.

Introduced: February 28, 1991 See on congress.gov
International Affairs Cost of warDefense burdensharingEnvironmental ProtectionGovernment liability (International law)
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IndemnityInternational environmental lawInternational military forcesIraqLiability for oil pollutionMiddle EastOil pollution of the seaPersian GulfPetrodollarsReparations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Mar 11, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.
Feb 28, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 28, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 11, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the President, in planning and negotiating Iraq's post-war settlements with the United States and its allies, to insist that an appropriate portion of Iraq's oil wealth be used to: (1) indemnify the United States and its allies for the costs of the military conflict; (2) indemnify noncombatant nations and individuals for losses suffered as a result of the acts of war committed by Iraq or as a result of necessary actions taken by allied forces in defeating Iraqi aggression; and (3) provide an ongoing fund to pay for the cleanup of environmental degradation in the Arabian Gulf caused by the conflict.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 28, 1991
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 98: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a portion of Iraq's oil wealth should be used to pay the costs of the allied military operations against Iraq, to indemnify noncombatant nations and individuals that suffered losses as a result of the conflict, and to pay the environmental clean-up costs associated with the conflict.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-98/
MLA
"H. Res. 98: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a portion of Iraq's oil wealth should be used to pay the costs of the allied military operations against Iraq, to indemnify noncombatant nations and individuals that suffered losses as a result of the conflict, and to pay the environmental clean-up costs associated with the conflict.." 102nd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-98/.
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H. Res. 98, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-98/.
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[H. Res. 98: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a portion of Iraq's oil wealth should be used to pay the costs of the allied military operations against Iraq, to indemnify noncombatant nations and individuals that suffered losses as a result of the conflict, and to pay the environmental clean-up costs associated with the conflict.](https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HRES-98/)
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