HRES 198 · 108th Congress · International Affairs

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that France, Germany, Russia, and other nations can contribute to Iraq's reconstruction by forgiving debts owed by Iraq to those nations and by making generous pledges for Iraq's reconstruction at the International Conference on Reconstruction in Iraq to be held in Madrid.

Introduced 2003-04-11· Sponsored by Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.(2003-10-16)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2003-10-16
Roll #545
Yea 394Nay 31
Democrats
171 Yea·30 Nay
Republicans
222 Yea·1 Nay
PassedHouse · 2003-10-16
Roll #545
Yea 394Nay 31
Democrats
171 Yea·30 Nay
Republicans
222 Yea·1 Nay

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that France, Germany, and Russia should: (1) work with the World Bank, the European Union, and other multilateral organizations to create a debt forgiveness program to assist Iraq in its reconstruction; and (2) recognize the responsibility that they bear for the transfer of military technology to a terrorist regime in Iraq and work to build stronger internal export controls so that such technology will no longer be exported to terrorist regimes, thus creating similar future debts.…

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Cosponsors (20)

20 Republicans