Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988

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Introduced

8 September 1988

Last action

3 October 1988 · Floor

Status

Returned to Senate Pursuant to H.Res. 552.

Summary

Prevention of Genocide Act of 1988 - Makes certain findings concerning the use of chemical weapons by Iraq and Iraq's treatment of the Kurdish people. Requires the U.S. Executive Director or representative at all international financial institutions to vote against all loans to Iraq. Prohibits the provision of any assistance, the sale of any kind of military equipment, the provision of any credits, or the provision of any credit guarantees to Iraq. Prohibits the sale or transfer to Iraq of any item subject to export control by any agency of the United States. Prohibits the importation of any oil or petroleum products produced in Iraq. Authorizes the President to waive such sanctions if he determines and certifies to the Congress that: (1) Iraq is not committing genocide against the Kurdish population in Iraq; and (2) Iraq is not using chemical weapons banned by the 1925 Geneva Conventions and has provided reliable assurances that it will not use such weapons. Expresses the sense of the Congress: (1) commending the Government of Turkey for its humanitarian decision to host thousands of Kurdish people fleeing extermination in Iraq; and (2) that the United States shall provide assistance to Kurdish refugees in need of medical treatment and other humanitarian aid. Requests the Secretary of State to bring before the United Nations Security Council the matter of Iraq's use of poison gas against its own nationals and to demand that measures be taken against Iraq for its repeated use of chemical weapons.

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Timeline

8 September 1988
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Source: Calendars
8 September 1988
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
9 September 1988
Floor
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Source: Floor
9 September 1988
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
13 September 1988
Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Floor
13 September 1988
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
1 October 1988
Referred
Referred to Subcommittee on International Development Institutions and Finance.
Source: Committee
3 October 1988
ResolvingDifferences
Returned to Senate Pursuant to H.Res. 552.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
3 October 1988
Floor
Returned to the Senate pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 552.
Source: Floor

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Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 9 September 1988
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Introduced in Senate
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Related records

related to → A resolution returning to the Senate the bill S. 2763.
amends ← Concerning the Iraqi use of poison gas against its own nationals.

Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/2763
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/2763
us · 100-s-2763 · source updated 7 February 2024