HR 5230 · 100th Congress · International Affairs

A bill to restrict the payment of any funds appropriated for compensation to Iran for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 on July 3, 1988.

Introduced 1988-08-11· Sponsored by Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.(1988-08-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds to pay compensation to Iran for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 until the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) the Iranian Government is not a military or terrorist threat to the United States; (2) no American hostages are being held in Lebanon; (3) the Iranian Government has paid compensation to the families of American citizens killed in truck-bombings in Lebanon during 1983 and 1984; (4) the Iranian Government has issued a formal apology to the United States for holding certain Americans as hostages from 1979 to 1981; and (5) the Iranian Government has made a good-faith effort to end the Iran-Iraq war.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (8)

1 Democrat7 Republicans