Expressing the sense of the Congress that the United Nations provide the Kurdish refugees with protection, that the Kurds are political refugees, not economic refugees, that the United States call for the immediate cessation of the ongoing genocide being committed against the Kurdish people, and that the United States continue to provide humanitarian aid to Kurdish refugees both inside and outside of Iraq.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the United Nations should provide the Kurdish refugees with protection so they may return to their homes; (2) the Kurds are political, not economic, refugees; (3) the United States should call for the immediate cessation of the ongoing genocide being committed by Saddam Hussein against the Kurdish people; and (4) the United States should continue to provide humanitarian aid to Kurdish refugees both inside and outside of Iraq.

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Timeline

1. 22 April 1991

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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2. 22 April 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 22 April 1991

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 May 1991

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Organizations.

   Source: Committee

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Sponsors

• Rep. Hertel, Dennis M. [D-MI-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-23] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Borski, Robert A. [D-PA-3] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bilbray, James H. [D-NV-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
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