HCONRES 154
108th Congress
House
International Affairs
Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Armed Forces and National Security
Burundi
Civil War
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Coups d'etat
Debt relief
Democracy
Economic assistance
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
Peace
Peace treaties
Sanctions (International law)
South Africa
Tanzania
Concerning the transition to democracy in the Republic of Burundi.
Introduced: April 12, 2003
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Became law
Jun 12, 2003
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jun 12, 2003
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 4, 2003
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 4, 2003
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa.
Apr 12, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Apr 12, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commends the efforts of former South African President Nelson Mandela and others involved in the historic peace agreement for the Republic of Burundi that was signed in 2001 in Arusha, Tanzania. Calls on the President to significantly increase development and economic assistance to Burundi.
Urges the President to work with Congress to lift restrictions imposed on Burundi after the 1996 coup and, acting through the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to establish a USAID mission there. Urges the international community to assist Burundi in its debt relief efforts, including through the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative.
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Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
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