HRES 379 · 104th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives concerning the eighth anniversary of the massacre of over 5,000 Kurds as a result of a gas bomb attack by the Iraqi government.

Introduced 1996-03-12· Sponsored by Rep. Porter, John Edward [R-IL-10]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(1996-03-27)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1996-03-27
Roll #95
Yea 409Nay 0
Democrats
180 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
228 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1996-03-27
Roll #95
Yea 409Nay 0
Democrats
180 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
228 Yea·0 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Administration should: (1) mark the eighth anniversary of the death of over 5,000 Iraqi Kurds in the 1988 chemical attack by the Iraqi Government on Halabja; (2) reaffirm the U.S. commitment to protect and help the Kurdish people in Iraq; (3) support efforts to promote a democratic alternative to the present regime in Iraq; and (4) renew efforts to establish an international war crime tribunal to prosecute Iraqi leaders involved in crimes against humanity and war crimes.…

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