Category: Foreign policy -- Middle East and North Africa

Bills

107th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 161	Honoring the 19 United States servicemen who died in the terrorist bombing of the Khobar Towers military housing compound in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, on June 25, 1996.
H CON RES 262	Expressing the sense of Congress that the President, at the WTO round of negotiations to be held at Doha, Qatar, from November 9-13, 2001, and at any subsequent round of negotiations, should preserve the ability of the United States to enforce rigorously its trade laws and should ensure that United States exports are not subject to the abusive use of trade laws by other countries.
H CON RES 280	Expressing solidarity with Israel in the fight against terrorism.
H J RES 114	To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
H J RES 75	Regarding inspection and monitoring to prevent the development of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
H R 1646	To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2002 and 2003, and for other purposes.
H R 1954	To extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 2006, and for other purposes.
H R 2506	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
H R 2998	To authorize the establishment of Radio Free Afghanistan.
H R 3162	To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
H R 3210	To ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.
H R 3338	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
H R 4546	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
H R 4775	Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
H R 5011	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.
H R 5531	To facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan.
H RES 191	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations should immediately transfer to the Israeli Government an unedited and uncensored videotape that contains images which could provide material evidence for the investigation into the incident on October 7, 2000, when Hezbollah forces abducted 3 Israeli Defense Force soldiers, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, and Omar Souad.
H RES 34	Congratulating the Prime Minister-elect of Israel, Ariel Sharon, calling for an end to violence in the Middle East, reaffirming the friendship between the Governments of the United States and Israel, and for other purposes.
H RES 392	Expressing solidarity with Israel in its fight against terrorism.
H RES 99	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that Lebanon, Syria, and Iran should call upon Hezbollah to allow representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit four abducted Israelis, Adi Avitan, Binyamin Avraham, Omar Souad, and Elchanan Tannenbaum, presently held by Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.
S 1218	An original bill to extend the authorities of the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 until 2006.
S 1438	A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2002 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military constructions, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 2514	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 2600	A bill to ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide coverage for risks from terrorism.
S J RES 45	A joint resolution to authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

106th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 117	Concerning United Nations General Assembly Resolution ES-10/6.
H CON RES 188	Commending Greece and Turkey for their mutual and swift response to the recent earthquakes in both countries by providing to each other humanitarian assistance and rescue relief.
H CON RES 24	Expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood.
H CON RES 331	Commending Israel's redeployment from southern Lebanon.
H CON RES 35	Congratulating the State of Qatar and its citizens for their commitment to democratic ideals and women's suffrage on the occasion of Qatar's historic elections of a central municipal council on March 8, 1999.
H CON RES 426	Concerning the violence in the Middle East.
H R 1175	To locate and secure the return of Zachary Baumel, an American citizen, and other Israeli soldiers missing in action.
H R 1401	To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2000 and 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal years 2000 to 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 1477	To withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and for other purposes.
H R 1664	An Act providing emergency authority for guarantees of loans to qualified steel and iron ore companies and to qualified oil and gas companies, and for other purposes.
H R 1883	To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes.
H R 2415	To enhance security of United States missions and personnel overseas, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 2465	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 2561	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 2606	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 2670	Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 3194	Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 3196	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
H R 3244	To combat trafficking of persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and slavery-like conditions in the United States and countries around the world through prevention, through prosecution and enforcement against traffickers, and through protection and assistance to victims of trafficking.
H R 4205	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
H R 4425	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4576	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4690	Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4811	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 4919	To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.
H R 4942	Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 5272	To provide for a United States response in the event of a unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state.
H RES 631	Honoring the members of the crew of the guided missile destroyer U.S.S. COLE (DDG-67) who were killed or wounded in the terrorist bombing attack on that vessel in Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000, expressing the sympathies of the House of Representatives to the families of those crew members, commending the ship's crew for their heroic damage control efforts, and condemning the bombing of that ship.
S 1059	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2000 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 1205	An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
S 1234	An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2000, and for other purposes.
S 2521	An original bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
S 2522	An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.
S 2549	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 886	An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2000 and 2001; to provide for enhanced security at United States diplomatic facilities; to provide for certain arms control, nonproliferation, and other national security measures; to provide for the reform of the United Nations; and for other purposes.
S CON RES 5	A concurrent resolution expressing congressional opposition to the unilateral declaration of a Palestinian state and urging the President to assert clearly United States opposition to such a unilateral declaration of statehood.
S CON RES 7	A concurrent resolution honoring the life and legacy of King Hussein ibn Talal al-Hashem.

105th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 133	Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the terrorist bombing in the Jerusalem market on July 30, 1997.
H CON RES 137	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the urgent need for an international criminal tribunal to try members of the Iraqi regime for crimes against humanity.
H CON RES 220	Regarding American victims of terrorism.
H CON RES 60	Relating to the 30th anniversary of the reunification of the city of Jerusalem.
H CON RES 81	Calling for a United States initiative seeking a just and peaceful resolution of the situation on Cyprus.
H J RES 102	Expressing the sense of the Congress on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the modern State of Israel and reaffirming the bonds of friendship and cooperation between the United States and Israel.
H R 1119	An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to precribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
H R 1469	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, including those in Bosnia, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 1757	To consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 2016	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2035	To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
H R 2159	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2267	Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2534	To reform, extend, and repeal certain agricultural research, extension, and education programs, and for other purposes.
H R 2607	An Act making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 2709	To impose certain sanctions on foreign persons who transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or produce ballistic missiles.
H R 3579	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 3616	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 3743	To withhold voluntary proportional assistance for programs and projects of the International Atomic Energy Agency relating to the development and completion of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, and for other purposes.
H R 4059	Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4103	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4276	Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4328	Making omnibus consolidated and emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4569	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 4655	To establish a program to support a transition to democracy in Iraq.
H RES 188	Urging the executive branch to take action regarding the acquisition by Iran of C-802 cruise missiles.
H RES 557	Expressing support for U. S. government efforts to identify Holocaust-era assets, urging the restitution of individual and communal property, and for other purposes.
S 1022	An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
S 1150	An original bill to ensure that federally funded agricultural research, extension, and education address high-priority concerns with national or multistate significance, to reform, extend, and eliminate certain agricultural research programs, and for other purposes.
S 1768	An original bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for recovery from natural disasters, and for overseas peacekeeping efforts, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
S 2057	An original bill to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1999 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 2132	An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 2260	An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 2334	An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1999, and for other purposes.
S 495	A bill to provide criminal and civil penalties for the unlawful acquisition, transfer, or use of any chemical weapon or biological weapon, and to reduce the threat of acts of terrorism or armed aggression involving the use of any such weapon against the United States, its citizens, or Armed Forces, or those of any allied country, and for other purposes.
S 672	An original bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
S 903	An original bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and to provide for reform of the United Nations, and for other purposes.
S 936	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 955	An original bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
S CON RES 78	A concurrent resolution relating to the indictment and prosecution of Saddam Hussein for war crimes and other crimes against humanity.
S J RES 54	A joint resolution finding the Government of Iraq in unacceptable and material breach of its international obligations.
S RES 75	An executive resolution to advise and consent to the ratification of the Chemical Weapons Convention, subject to certain conditions.

104th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 102	Concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community.
H CON RES 149	Condemning terror attacks in Israel.
H CON RES 178	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 1997 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
H J RES 170	Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 1158	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H R 1530	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 1561	To consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 1944	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H R 3019	Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
H R 3540	Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 3610	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 4278	Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 889	An Act making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
H RES 120	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding American citizens held in Iraq.
H RES 379	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the eighth anniversary of the massacre of over 5,000 Kurds as a result of a gas bomb attack by the Iraqi government.
S 1026	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 1124	An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 1322	A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
S 219	A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishig a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
S 908	An original bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 1996 through 1999 and to abolish the United States Information Agency, the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and the Agency for International Development, and for other purposes.
S CON RES 31	A concurrent resolution honoring the life and legacy of Yitzhak Rabin.
S CON RES 57	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
S RES 253	A resolution urging the detention and extradition to the United States by the appropriate foreign government of Mohammed Abbas for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer.
S RES 69	A resolution condemning terrorist attacks in Israel.

103rd Congress

Bill	Title
H R 3221	To provide for the adjudication of certain claims against the Government of Iraq.
H R 3474	To reduce administrative requirements for insured depository institutions to the extent consistent with safe and sound banking practices, to facilitate the establishment of community development financial institutions, and for other purposes.
H R 4301	An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense programs of hte Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strenths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
S 1275	An Act to facilitate the establishment of community development financial institutions, to provide consumer protections for high cost mortgages, to encourage investment in and lending to small businesses, to improve the regulation of depository institutions, and for other purposes.
S 2182	An Act to authoirze appropriations for fiscal year 1995 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense programs of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.