HR 2052 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Sudan Peace Act

Introduced Jun 5, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Thomas G. Tancredo R-CO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 21, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Progress

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IntroducedJun 5, 2001
Passed HouseJun 13, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sudan Peace Act - Declares that Congress condemns violations of human rights on all sides of the conflict in Sudan (including the Government of Sudan), the ongoing slave trade there, the Government's use and organization of "murahalliin" (or "mujahadeen"), Popular Defense Forces (PDF), and regular Sudanese Army units into raiding and slaving parties in Bahr al Ghazal, the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and Blue Nile regions, and its aerial bombardment of civilian targets. Recognizes that the use of raiding and slaving parties is a tool for creating food shortages as a systematic means to destroy the societies, culture, and economies of the Dinka, Nuer, and Nuba peoples in a policy of low-intensity ethnic cleansing.

(Sec. 5) Urges the President to make certain funds available for humanitarian assistance to the National Democratic Alliance.

(Sec. 6) Authorizes the Secretary of State to utilize Department of State personnel for the support of ongoing negotiations, and eventual implementation of a peace settlement, between the Government of Sudan and opposition forces.

(Sec. 7) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the United Nations (UN) should be used as a tool to facilitate peace and recovery in Sudan; and (2) the President should seek to end the Government of Sudan's veto power over relief flight plans, to investigate the practice of slavery in Sudan, and to sponsor a condemnation of the Government of Sudan each time it subjects civilians to aerial bombardment.

(Sec. 8) Prohibits business entities engaged in commercial activities in Sudan from trading their securities in any U.S. capital market unless they make public disclosure of their activities in Sudan.

(Sec. 9) Directs the President to exercise his authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit any entity engaged in the development of oil or gas in Sudan from: (1) raising capital in the United States; or (2) trading its securities (or depository receipts with respect to its securities) in any U.S. capital market.

(Sec. 10) Requires the Secretary of State to report to the appropriate congressional committees on the conflict in Sudan.

(Sec. 11) Declares the sense of Congress that the President should continue to increase the use of non-OLS agencies in relief supply distribution in southern Sudan. Requires the President to submit a progress report to the appropriate congressional committees.

(Sec. 12) Directs the President to develop a contingency plan to provide, outside UN auspices, the greatest amount of U.S. Government and privately donated relief to all affected areas in Sudan, including the Nuba Mountains, Upper Nile, and the Blue Nile regions, in the event the Government of Sudan imposes a ban on Operation Lifeline Sudan air transport relief flights. Authorizes the President to reprogram up to 100 percent of funds for OLS operations for purposes of such contingency plan.

(Sec. 13) Directs the Secretary to collect and report to specified congressional committees on information about possible war crimes by all parties to the conflict in Sudan, including slavery, rape, and aerial bombardment of civilian targets.

Recorded votes 1

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Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 160	On Passage	Passed419–2	Jun 13, 2001

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2001 to Jun 7, 2001, with 21 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-TN	Bob Clement	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-CT	Christopher Shays	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-MI	Dave Camp	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-FL	Dave Weldon	Original	Jun 5, 2001
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-TN	Ed Bryant	Original	Jun 5, 2001
D-CA	Ellen O. Tauscher	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-OK	J. C. Watts Jr.	Original	Jun 5, 2001
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Jun 5, 2001
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Jun 5, 2001
D-TX	Ken Bentsen	Original	Jun 5, 2001
D-MI	Lynn N. Rivers	Original	Jun 5, 2001

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Actions 25

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 21, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jun 14, 2001Received in the Senate.
Jun 13, 2001Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 162. (consideration: CR H3098-3113; text of measure as reported in House: CR H3106-3107)
Jun 13, 2001DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with debate on the Bachus amendment under the five-minute rule.
Jun 13, 2001GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 2052.

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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 162	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2052) to facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan.	Procedurally related	Jun 13, 2001
S 180	Sudan Peace Act	Procedurally related	Nov 16, 2001
HR 5531	Sudan Peace Act	Related bill	Oct 21, 2002

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