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Expressing the sense of the House denouncing and rejecting a resolution adopted by Foreign Ministers of the Arab League urging the easing of United Nations sanctions against Libya which were imposed because of Libya's refusal to surrender individuals on its territory who are wanted in connection with the 1988 terrorist bombing of Pan Am Flight 103.

Introduced: September 26, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1898)
Sep 26, 1997
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Denounces and rejects the resolution adopted on September 21, 1997, by the Foreign Ministers of the Arab League in their conference in Cairo which invites Arab states to take action to ease United Nations (UN) sanctions against Libya.

Reaffirms U.S. commitment to support the sanctions until the two individuals suspected in the terrorist bombing of Pan Am flight 103 and UTA flight 772 are turned over to appropriate judicial authorities in the United States or the United Kingdom and France as required by UN Security Council resolutions.

Calls upon the President to suspend all U.S. assistance to all countries which violate the UN sanctions.

Requests that the Secretary of State express to the government of each Arab League member country the profound concern of the United States about efforts to undermine the international fight against terrorism by weakening or violating the sanctions.

What's happening now October 2, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1898)

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