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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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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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
 Amendments to this bill 1

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HAMDT 360 — Amendment inserted a new preamble. Agreed to Jul 17, 2009
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 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.

What's happening now July 20, 2009

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

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 5
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 7, 2009
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 24, 2009
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jun 24, 2009
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 2009
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 19, 2009
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jun 17, 2009
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jun 17, 2009
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 17, 2009
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Sherman, Brad
California · Jun 17, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 17, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 156: Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-156/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 156: Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-156/.
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H. Con. Res. 156, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-156/.
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[H. Con. Res. 156: Condemning the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HCONRES-156/)
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