Supporting peace and democracy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and an end to the plunder of its natural resources.
Latest action · May 24, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E908-910)
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMay 23, 2002
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
Calls for the President to: (1) direct the U.S. representative to the United Nations (UN) to work to bring before the UN Security Council a resolution imposing sanctions against the sale of diamonds mined in the Congo unless the diamonds are certified as not funding the conflict there; (2) urge the Security Council to give priority to steps to control the illegal harvesting of timber in the Congo; and (3) send U.S. representatives to advise leaders of the Congo, countries whose armed forces occupy it, and countries whose support sustains rebel groups operating there that peace in the Congo is in their national security interests and that continued strife there threatens to impede the war against terrorism.
Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the UN and the international community should condemn combatants in the Congo for failing to abide by the 1999 Lusaka Peace Accords and for inflicting suffering on civilians; and (2) the U.S. Government should not grant a visa to any individual (or family members) suspected of committing war crimes in the Congo and should transfer any such individual found in the United States to the jurisdiction of the International War Crimes Tribunal for prosecution.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 23, 2002 to Jul 15, 2002, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Amo Houghton | Original | May 23, 2002 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | May 23, 2002 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | May 23, 2002 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | May 23, 2002 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 15, 2002 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Jul 15, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 24, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E908-910)
- May 23, 2002Introduced in House
- May 23, 2002Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Civil War
- Conservation of natural resources
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Democracy
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Diamonds
- Diplomacy
- Extradition
- Foreign leaders
- Forest conservation
- Government Operations and Politics
- Immigration
- Insurgency
- International Affairs
- Logging
- Military occupation
- Peace
- Peace treaties
- Prosecution
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Refugees
- Sanctions (International law)
- Terrorism
- United Nations
- Visas
- War crime trials
- War crimes
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