SRES 333 113th Congress Senate International Affairs Government information and archives Historical and cultural resources Human rights International law and treaties Iraq Middle East National Archives and Records Administration Religion

A resolution strongly recommending that the United States renegotiate the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq.

Introduced: January 16, 2014 See on congress.gov

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Feb 6, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S834)

Feb 6, 2014

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S834)

Feb 4, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 303.

Feb 4, 2014

Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez without amendment and with a preamble. Without written report.

Feb 4, 2014

Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Jan 16, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S447-448)

Jan 16, 2014

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Urges the Department of State to renegotiate with the government of Iraq the provisions of the original agreement that was signed between the National Archives and Records Administration and the Coalition Provisional Authority in order to ensure that the Iraqi Jewish Archive be kept in a place where its long-term preservation can be guaranteed.

Recognizes that: (1) the Iraqi Jewish Archive should be housed in a location that is accessible to scholars and to Iraqi Jews and their descendants, and (2) the agreement was signed before knowing the Archive's complete history.

Reaffirms the U.S. commitment to cultural property under international law and to ensuring justice for victims of ethnic and religious persecution.

What's happening now February 6, 2014

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S834)

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