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Clean Diamonds Act

Introduced: March 7, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Apr 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
Mar 13, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Mar 7, 2001
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, and Financial Services, 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.
Mar 7, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Clean Diamonds Act - Prohibits the import of diamonds into the United States unless the exporting country is implementing a system of controls on the export or import of rough diamonds that meets specified requirements, consistent with United Nations General Assembly Resolution 55/56 adopted on December 1, 2000, or a future international agreement which implements such controls and to which the United States is a signatory. Sets forth both civil and criminal penalties for violations of the requirements of this Act.

Prohibits the Overseas Private Investment Corporation and the Export-Import Bank from engaging in certain transactions in connection with projects or exports to countries violating the requirements of this Act.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should take steps to negotiate an international agreement to eliminate the trade in diamonds used to support conflict in the country or regions in which such diamonds are mined.

Provides a waiver for the requirements of this Act.

What's happening now April 10, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 19 Republican 1 Independent 1
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 26, 2001
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 3, 2001
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2001
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 29, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 29, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 8, 2001
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 7, 2001
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2001
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 7, 2001
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 7, 2001
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 7, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 7, 2001
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 7, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 918: Clean Diamonds Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-918/
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"H.R. 918: Clean Diamonds Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-918/.
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H.R. 918, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-918/.
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