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Current Legislation
Directly Impacting Terrorism in the USA and Abroad
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Each
of us
makes a difference. We must stand strong together and
work for peace. Read about current legislation in the
U.S. Congress. We urge you to speak out. Contact (call,
write, e-mail, visit) Members of Congress about
legislation that fights terrorism, arms proliferation,
and promotes peace.
The following
information provided by the American Israel Public
Affairs Committee (www.aipac.org) offers a guide to
current legislation before the Congress. |
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You can affect
Israel's future and promote America's
interests in the Middle East by urging
your Members of Congress to support
these important initiatives.
Resolutions Call for Tougher Iran Sanctions
Members of the House and Senate have introduced
resolutions (H. Con. Res. 362 and S. Res. 580)
calling on the administration to focus on the
urgency of the Iranian nuclear threat and to
impose tougher sanctions on Tehran. The
resolutions, introduced in the House by Reps.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY) and Mike Pence (R-IN) and
in the Senate by Sens. Evan Bayh (D-IN) and John
Thune (R-SD), urge the president to sanction
Iran’s Central Bank and other international
banks and energy companies investing in the
country. They also demand that the United States
lead an international effort to increase
pressure on Tehran by prohibiting the export to
Iran of all refined petroleum products.
Legislative Details:
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Iran Counter-Proliferation Act
The Iran Counter-Proliferation Act strengthens
U.S. tools to cut off funds to Iran's nuclear
program and prohibits U.S. nuclear cooperation
with those aiding Iran's atomic efforts. The
House version of the comprehensive sanctions
bill, introduced by Reps. Tom Lantos (D-CA) and
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) in the House and
Sens. Gordon Smith (R-OR) and Dick Durbin (D-IL)
in the Senate, passed the House on Sept. 25,
2007, by a vote of 397-16. Key provisions of
the Senate version were included in two Iran
sanctions bills passed by the Senate Finance and
Banking Committees.
Legislative Details:
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Iran Sanctions Enabling Act
The Iran Sanctions Enabling Act (H.R. 2347 and
S. 1430) authorizes state and local governments
to divest from companies investing in Iran's
petroleum and natural gas sector and protects
fund managers who divest from such companies
from potential lawsuits. The passage of the bill
comes as states around the country are mounting
efforts to divest their pension funds from
companies investing in Iran's petroleum sector
or conducting business with its defense or
nuclear sectors. The House bill, introduced by
Reps. Barney Frank (D-MA) and Christopher Shays
(R-CT), was passed on July 31, 2007, by a vote
of 408-6. Key provisions of the Senate version
were included in an Iran sanctions bill passed
by the Senate Banking Committee.
Legislative Details:
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Security Assistance for Israel
Key House and Senate panels approved $2.38
billion in security assistance for Israel as
part of the fiscal year 2009 foreign aid bill.
The security assistance included in the bill,
which key House and Senate committees approved
in July, would bring the total amount of
assistance to Israel for next year to $2.55
billion when combined with the additional
funding included in a recent supplemental
appropriations bill. The sum reflects the first
year of a 10-year plan between the United States
and Israel to gradually increase U.S. security
assistance to the Jewish state to help it face
increasing threats. Under the agreement signed
in August 2007, the $2.55 billion request will
gradually increase until 2013, when it will
level off at $3.1 billion per year until 2018.
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Letters Reiterate Key Peace Principles
More than half of the House and
three-quarters of the Senate sent letters to
President Bush reinforcing the key principles
America should stand by as it works to help
Israel achieve peace. The letters reiterate
Israel’s right to self-defense, call on the U.S.
to stand strongly with Israel at the U.N. and
urge the president to press the Arab states to
do more to support Israeli-Palestinian talks.
The House letter, sent on June 27 and signed by
268 members of the House, was authored by Reps.
Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Roy Blunt (R-MO), Howard
Berman (D-CA) and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL).
The Senate letter, sent on June 24 and signed
by 77 members of the Senate, including Sen. John
McCain (R-AZ), was authored by Sens. Mary
Landrieu (D-LA) and Susan Collins (R-ME), and
was reinforced by
an additional message by Sen. Barack Obama
(D-IL).
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