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

Bill: 111-hconres-156
Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2009-06-17 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Argentina
Congressional tributes
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
International organizations and cooperation
Iran
Latin America
Middle East
Religion
Sanctions
Saudi Arabia
Terrorism

Summary:
action_date: 2009-06-17
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 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.

action_date: 2009-07-17
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 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2009-07-20
text: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8340-8341)
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8340-8341)
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8340-8342)
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
action_date: 2009-07-17
text: Mr. Berman asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2009-06-17
text: Introduced in House