HR 3157
106th Congress
House
International Affairs
Armed Forces and National Security
Congress
Congress and foreign policy
Congressional oversight
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Destruction of property
East Asia
East Timor
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign loans
Government Operations and Politics
Indonesia
International agencies
International monetary system
Multilateral development banks
Political violence
President and foreign policy
Sanctions (International law)
To prohibit all United States assistance to Indonesia until the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of Indonesia has provided full compensation for the material damage in East Timor.
Introduced: October 27, 1999
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Nov 16, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Oct 27, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Oct 27, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 27, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to direct the U.S. Executive Directors at specified international financial institutions to use the U.S. vote to oppose the provision of assistance to Indonesia until the President reports to Congress: (1) an estimate of the amount of material damage done to public and private property in East Timor by militia forces and the Indonesian armed forces; and (2) that the Indonesian Government has contributed to the rebuilding and reconstruction of East Timor in an amount equal to the total estimated material damages there.
Prohibits U.S. assistance for the Government of Indonesia until the President makes such report to Congress. Provides for waiver of such requirements for humanitarian assistance for the Indonesian people.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.