For updated information please check with the organization which originally provided the information, or search for later information on this web site. Following find the results of the initiative to attach an amendment on Conflict Diamonds to the Treasury Department Appropriations bill provided by InterAction. Feel free to share this with your contacts. The amendment has been removed. The Chair sustained the point of order and the language was stricken.
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Thank you to all who called in in an attempt to prevent the point of order from being raised. We will be in touch in the near future with plans for the next advocacy move. In Mr. Crane's statement, he stated that the embargo would place an extensive burden on Customs officials, who would have to confirm the source of imported diamonds. However, he said that he did agree with the intent, and announced that he would hold a hearing in September in the Ways and Means Committee to look at the issue. Although he doesn't normally like sanctions, he stated that this might be a good place to use them.