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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 17, 2009 See on congress.gov

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Jul 20, 2009

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

Jul 17, 2009

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

Jul 17, 2009

On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8340-8341)

Jul 17, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8340-8341)

Jul 17, 2009

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8340-8342)

Jul 17, 2009

Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.

Jul 17, 2009

Mr. Berman asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Jun 17, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jun 17, 2009

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 its onging investigative efforts.

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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