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

Bill: 110-hconres-385
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2008-06-26 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Administration of justice
Argentina
Armed Forces and National Security
Arrest
Bombings
Commemorations
Community centers
Congressional tributes
Crime and Law Enforcement
Criminal investigation
Criminal justice information
Extradition
Fines (Penalties)
Foreign Trade and International Finance
Foreign leaders
Fund raising
Government Operations and Politics
International agencies
International cooperation
Iran
Islamic fundamentalism
Jews
Latin America
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Police questioning
Prosecution
Religion
Saudi Arabia
State-sponsored terrorism
Terrorism
Victims of terrorism
Warrants (Law)
Western Hemisphere
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: 
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.

action_date: 2008-07-15
text: 

(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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-07-16
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6510-6511)
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: 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)
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 385.
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6510-6513)
action_date: 2008-07-15
text: Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-06-26
text: Introduced in House