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HR 2746 104th Congress House International Affairs American economic assistance American military assistance Armed Forces and National Security Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight East Asia Government Operations and Politics Human rights Indonesia Military occupation President and foreign policy

East Timor Human Rights Accountability Act

Introduced: December 7, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Dec 18, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Dec 7, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Dec 7, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

East Timor Human Rights Accountability Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit the provision of assistance under that or any other Act to the Government of Indonesia unless the President determines and certifies to the Congress that: (1) any assistance for the preceding fiscal year has not been used to violate human rights in East Timor or to support the occupation of East Timor by Indonesia; and (2) such Government has provided assurances to the President that assistance for the current fiscal year will not be used for either such purpose.

What's happening now December 18, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 28, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 16, 1996
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 16, 1996
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 16, 1996
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 20, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2746: East Timor Human Rights Accountability Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-2746/
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