HCONRES 174 · 101th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the Congress on multilateral sanctions against South Africa.

Introduced 1989-07-24· Sponsored by Rep. Wolpe, Howard E. [D-MI-3]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.(1989-08-07)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the Congress that the President should: (1) take immediate steps to achieve a consensus among South Africa's major trading partners on effective economic, political, and diplomatic measures to bring an end to apartheid; (2) implement all provisions of the Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986 and the recommendations of the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on South Africa; (3) take steps to bring about concerted multilateral pressure to dismantle apartheid; (4) instruct the Permanent Representative of the United States to the United Nations to offer a resolution in the Security Council that would impose selective mandatory sanctions against South Africa (similar to those embodied in the Anti-Apartheid Act) for 12 months; (5) strengthen the impact of such Act through diplomatic and political pressure; (6) direct specified executive agencies to monitor trade relations between South Africa and U.S. allies; and (7) take action against those countries benefiting from or taking advantage of U.S. sanctions against South Africa.…

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1 Democrat2 Republicans