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HRES 848 109th Congress House International Affairs Arab countries Arab-Israeli conflict Armed Forces and National Security Christianity Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Human rights Islamic countries Israel Jews Middle East and North Africa Minorities Palestinians Peace treaties Refugees Religion Religious liberty United Nations

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations.

Introduced: May 25, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Became law
May 26, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E973)
May 25, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
May 25, 2006
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

States that: (1) the United States deplores the past and continuing violations of human rights and religious freedoms of minority populations in Arab and Muslim countries throughout the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf; and (2) any comprehensive Middle East peace agreement must resolve all outstanding issues relating to the legitimate rights of all refugees in the Middle East, including Jews, Christians, and other displaced populations.

States that the President should instruct the U.S. Representative to the United Nations and all U.S. representatives in bilateral and multilateral fora to: (1) use U.S. influence to ensure that Middle East refugee resolutions which include a reference to the required resolution of the Palestinian refugee issue must also include a similarly explicit reference to the resolution of the issue of Jewish, Christian, and other refugees from Arab countries; and (2) make clear that the U.S. government supports the position that, as an integral part of any comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace, the issue of refugees from the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf must include recognition of the legitimate rights of and losses incurred by all refugees displaced from Arab countries including Jews, Christians, and other minority groups.

What's happening now May 26, 2006

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E973)

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