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H.R. 5230 (100th)

A bill to restrict the payment of any funds appropriated for compensation to Iran for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 on July 3, 1988.

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Introduced

11 August 1988

Last action

22 August 1988 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on International Economic Policy and Trade.

Sponsors

Rep. Stangeland, Arlan [R-MN-7], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Dyson, Roy [D-MD-1], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Konnyu, Ernest L. [R-CA-12], Rep. Miller, Clarence E. [R-OH-10]

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Prohibits the obligation or expenditure of Federal funds to pay compensation to Iran for the downing of Iran Air Flight 655 until the President certifies to the Congress that: (1) the Iranian Government is not a military or terrorist threat to the United States; (2) no American hostages are being held in Lebanon; (3) the Iranian Government has paid compensation to the families of American citizens killed in truck-bombings in Lebanon during 1983 and 1984; (4) the Iranian Government has issued a formal apology to the United States for holding certain Americans as hostages from 1979 to 1981; and (5) the Iranian Government has made a good-faith effort to end the Iran-Iraq war.

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Timeline

  1. 11 August 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 11 August 1988

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 11 August 1988

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 22 August 1988

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Europe and the Middle East.

    Source: Committee

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