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H.R. 140 (94th)
A bill to prohibit different types of foreign assistance to any country which engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; internment or imprisonment for political purposes; or other flagrant denials of the right of life, liberty, and the security of the person.
Introduced
14 January 1975
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs (Subsequently: International Relations).
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Summary
Prohibits foreign economic or military assistance to any country which engages in: (1) a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; (2) internment or imprisonment for political purposes; or (3) other flagrant denials of the right of life, liberty, and the security of the person.
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summary · EN · 14 January 1975
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/140
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/140