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To express the condolences of the House of Representatives to the victims of recent terrorist attacks, to condemn acts of terrorism, reaffirm support for the Middle East peace process, and express the sense of the House of Representatives that the President should convene an international conference to develop more effective means to deal with the serious and growing threat of international terrorism.

Introduced: August 5, 1994 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 12, 1994
Executive Comment Received from State.
Sep 8, 1994
Executive Comment Requested from State.
Aug 17, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Security, International Organizations and Human Rights.
Aug 17, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere Affairs.
Aug 17, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.
Aug 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Aug 5, 1994
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Condemns, and conveys condolences to the families of the victims of, the bombings: (1) of the Jewish cultural center in Buenos Aires, Argentina; (2) targeted against the Israeli embassy and a building housing a Jewish charity in London, England; and (3) of a commuter aircraft in Panama.

Reaffirms support for the Middle East peace process. Condemns the effort to undermine such process through terrorist acts. Urges all countries and peoples to work actively to bring peace to the region.

Urges the President to: (1) unilaterally take action to strengthen sanctions against countries which support international terrorism and to strengthen U.S. efforts against radical Islamic groups which engage in terrorist acts; (2) work to place the issue of international terrorism on the agenda for the next summit meeting of the leaders of the G-7 group of nations; and (3) convene a conference on international terrorism and intensify and coordinate an effective international response and sanctions against countries which support international terrorism.

Requests the President to work to bring the issue of international terrorism before the Organization of American States as a priority issue and to provide technical support and assistance to the countries of the Americas to improve their intelligence and investigative capacity to counter threats and acts of international terrorism.

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Executive Comment Received from State.

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