Commemorating the 9th anniversary of the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Aid Association (AMIA) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and highlighting the attack as characteristic of the threat to the United States from radical Islamic organizations operating from Latin America.
Latest action · Jul 18, 2003 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
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- IntroducedJul 18, 2003
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
Reiterates the condemnation of the House of Representatives of the attack on the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on July 18, 1994, and honors its victims.
Urges the Government of Argentina to fulfill its international obligations and its promise to the Argentine people by pursuing the local and international connections to this act of terrorism, wherever it may lead, and to properly punish all those involved.
Welcomes Argentine President Nestor Kirchner's political will to pursue the investigation of the bombing of the AMIA to its ultimate conclusions.
Calls on the President of the United States to: (1) raise this issue in bilateral discussions with Argentine officials; and (2) underscore the U.S. concern regarding the past delay in the resolution of this case.
Recommends that the President of the United States create more mechanisms for intra-regional information sharing and, where needed, joint counter-terrorism operations.
Encourages the President of the United States to provide democratic governments in South America and Central America with the necessary financial resources as well as equipment and training for intelligence and security forces.
Recommends that the U.S. Representative to the Organization of American States seek support from the countries composing the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism to assist, if needed, in the investigation of this terrorist attack.
Calls on all governments in the Western Hemisphere to pursue an anti-terrorism campaign based on unity of purpose, dedication of resources, constant vigilance, and cooperation.
Calls on the Islamic Republic of Iran to: (1) respond favorably to the Argentine arrest warrant for five Iranian citizens believed to be responsible for the 1994 attack on the AMIA; and (2) cease any and all assistance to terrorist organizations, and renounce any and all involvement with terrorism.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 18, 2003 to Oct 16, 2003, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Cass Ballenger | Original | Jul 18, 2003 |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Original | Jul 18, 2003 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | Jul 18, 2003 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Jul 18, 2003 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 18, 2003 |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Jul 23, 2003 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-NY | Michael R. McNulty | Jul 25, 2003 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 25, 2003 |
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- Jul 18, 2003Introduced in House
- Jul 18, 2003Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administration of justice
- Argentina
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Arrest
- Bombings
- Central America
- Commemorations
- Community centers
- Congress
- Congressional tributes
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation
- Criminal justice information
- Democracy
- Diplomacy
- Economic assistance
- Equipment and supplies
- Foreign leaders
- Government Operations and Politics
- International Affairs
- International agencies
- International cooperation
- Iran
- Iranians
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Jews
- Labor and Employment
- Latin America
- Law
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military assistance
- Military training
- Peace
- Police training
- Prosecution
- Regionalism (International organization)
- Religion
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Technical assistance
- Terrorism
- Victims of terrorism
- Warrants (Law)
- Western Hemisphere
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