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Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 26, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Jul 16, 2008

Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Jul 15, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 15, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6510-6511)

Jul 15, 2008

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6510-6511)

Jul 15, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 385.

Jul 15, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6510-6513)

Jul 15, 2008

Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Jun 26, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jun 26, 2008

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Reiterates condemnation of the 1994 attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, honors the victims of the attack, and expresses sympathy to the victims' relatives.

Applauds the government of Argentina for increasing the pace of the AMIA bombing investigation.

Commends the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) for upholding and issuing the Red Notices.

Expresses concern regarding the government of Saudi Arabia's failure to detain certain Iranian officials in connection with the AMIA case.

Urges: (1) all nations to cooperate fully with the AMIA investigation; and (2) governments in the Western Hemisphere to designate Hezbollah as a terrorist organization and to penalize those providing support for Hezbollah and other Islamist terrorist organizations.

Encourages the President to direct U.S. law enforcement agencies, upon Argentine request, to cooperate in the AMIA investigation.

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Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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