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

Bill: 110-hconres-188
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2007-07-18 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
Foreign leaders
Government Operations and Politics
International agencies
International cooperation
Iran
Islamic fundamentalism
Jews
Latin America
Law
Middle East and North Africa
Prosecution
Religion
State-sponsored terrorism
Terrorism
Victims of terrorism
Warrants (Law)
Witnesses

Summary:
action_date: 2007-07-18
text: 
States that Congress: (1) reiterates its strongest condemnation of the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina; (2) expresses its sympathy to the victims' relatives; (3) applauds the government of Argentina for increasing the pace of the investigation, as well as on its recently passed anti-terrorism legislation; (4) urges the government of Argentina to continue to provide the resources necessary for its judicial system and intelligence agencies to fully investigate the AMIA case and bring those responsible to justice; (5) calls upon the General Assembly of INTERPOL to issue and implement international arrest warrants; and (6) calls upon responsible nations to cooperate fully with the investigation, including by detaining and extraditing to Argentina any of the Iranian officials and former officials, Hezbollah operatives, and Islamist militants against whom Argentine or international arrest warrants are pending in connection with such case. 

action_date: 2007-07-30
text: 
States that Congress: (1) reiterates its strongest condemnation of the 1994 attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and honors the victims of the attack; (2) expresses its sympathy to the victims' relatives; (3) applauds the government of Argentina for increasing the investigation's pace and for its recently passed anti-terrorism legislation; (4) urges the government of Argentina to continue to provide the judiciary and intelligence resources necessary to fully investigate the AMIA case and bring those responsible to justice; (5) calls upon the General Assembly of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) to issue and implement specified capture notices (red notices); and (6) calls upon responsible nations to cooperate fully with the investigation, including by detaining and extraditing to Argentina any of the Iranian officials, Hezbollah operatives, and Islamist militants against whom Argentine or international arrest warrants are pending in connection with such case. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2007-08-03
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2007-07-31
text: Received in the Senate.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 7/31/2007 H8877)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 7/31/2007 H8877)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Con. Res. 188.
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8877-8880)
action_date: 2007-07-30
text: Mr. Faleomavaega moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
action_date: 2007-07-18
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2007-07-18
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2007-07-18
text: Introduced in House