A joint resolution condemning human rights violations by the Government of Ethiopia.

Summary

Condemns the Government of Ethiopia for its use of food as a weapon, its forced resettlement program, and its human rights record. Urges: (1) the Government of Ethiopia to allow the international relief campaign to resume; (2) the Tigrean People's Liberation Front and Eritrean People's Liberation Front to cease attacks upon relief vehicles and relief distribution points; and (3) the President and Secretary of State to press the Ethiopian Government for agricultural reforms, to press for a political settlement to the Ethiopian conflict, and to engage in direct discussion with the Soviet Union to achieve that objective. Urges and authorizes the President to impose sanctions upon Ethiopia as he deems appropriate if Ethiopia engages in specified activities, including forced resettlement and the diversion or denial of international relief. Directs that sanctions imposed include at least two of the following: (1) prohibiting the importation of Ethiopian coffee; (2) denying nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) treatment to Ethiopian products; (3) prohibiting new U.S. investment in Ethiopia; and (4) prohibiting new U.S. public or private loans to the Government of Ethiopia. Directs the President to report to the Congress every 60 days on whether the Government of Ethiopia engaged in any of the proscribed activities and on any U.S. response to such conduct.

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Timeline

1. 29 April 1988

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 April 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 April 1988

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 3 May 1988

   Committee

   For Further Action See H.J.Res.562.

   Source: Committee

5. 5 May 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Trade.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 May 1988

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 29 April 1988

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
• Del. Blaz, Ben G. [R-GU-At Large] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lukens, Donald E. [R-OH-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hyde, Henry J. [R-IL-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Sponsor
• · hsba00 · Standing
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• · hsfa00 · Standing

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