Federal Sanctions Watch List
for the 105th Congress

Based on information gathered by USA*ENGAGE.
Entries in BOLD have been added or changed from the previous report.

Last Updated May 17, 1999

Failed / Inactive Bills
Title/Bill No.	Sponsor(s)	Target	Summary	Status
H.R. 2930 Iran Missile Proliferation Sanctions Bill	Gilman & 150 cosponsors	Multiple	Sanctions and denial of US assistance against entities that assist Iran in the acquisition of missile technology.	11/8/97 Referred to House International Relations Committee.
H.R. 2709 Iran Missile Sanctions Bill	Gilman & 117 cosponsors	Multiple	Sanctions and denial of US assistance against entities that assist Iran in the acquisition of missile technology.	6/24/98 Referred back to House IR cmte. 6/23/98 Vetoed by President 5/22/98 Passed Senate, amended 11/12/97 Passed House, amended
H.R. 2678 International Child Labor Elimination Act of 1997	Smith & 8 cosponsors	Multiple	Prohibits bilateral & multilateral assistance to countries that do not prohibit child labor or do not enforce their child labor laws	2/12/98 IR subcommittee on International Operations & Human Rights held mark-Up Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended)
H.R. 2647 PLA Monitoring bill	Fowler & 19 cosponsors	China	Ensures that commercial activities of PLA companies in the US are monitored and subject to the authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA).	11/8/97 Referred to Senate Committee on Banking 11/7/97 Passed House by Yea-Nay Vote: 408 - 10
H.R. 2605 Communist China Subsidy Reduction Act	Solomon	China	Requires the U.S. to oppose loans by international financial institutions to any entity in China.	6/18/98 Held hearings in Subcommittee on East Asian Pacific Affairs 11/7/97 Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. 1/6/97 Passed House (Amended) by Recorded Vote: 354 - 59.
H.R. 2085	Evans & 12 cosponsors	China	Amends Ex-Im to ensure that the provision of assistance for exports to China is conditioned upon adherence to a code of conduct.	7/14/97 Referred to the Banking Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
H.R. 2011 Sanctions against China & Human Rights Advancement Act	Hutchinson and 10 cosponsors	China	Prohibits Ex-Im Bank credit to certain entities, denies entry to certain government officials, must vote against multilateral assistance, prohibits importation of Poly or Norinco group goods, also requires annual report on human rights and religious persecution.	7/16/97 Referred to IR subcommittees: International Economic Policy & Trade; Asia and the Pacific; International Operations and Human Rights.
HR 1786 Nigeria Democracy Act	Payne & 62 cosponsors	Nigeria	No assistance; "no" vote for loans from any international financial institutions, no new investment, no Ex-Im , OPIC nor TDA, a freeze on assets, no air travel, no US entry for certain nationals.	6/27/97 Referred to IR Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
H.R. 1550	Scarborough & 13 cosponsors	Iran, Iraq, Libya, Syria	Withdraws NTR from the products from Iran, Iraq, Libya & Syria, with provision to restore status to Syria on President's determination that Syria is participating in Middle East peace process in good faith.	5/12/97 Referred to Ways and Means Subcommittee on Trade.
HR 748 Prohibition on Financial Transactions with Countries Supporting Terrorism Act	McCollum & 2 cosponsors	All 6(j) countries.	Prohibition on financial transactions.	7/23/97 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders 7/8/97 Passed House amended: 377-33
H.R. 388	Andrews & 1 cosponsor	Turkey	Prohibits military and economic assistance for Turkey until the President certifies to the Congress that the Turkish government has taken certain actions to resolve the Cyprus problem and complied with its obligations under international law.	1/9/97 Referred to IR
H.R. 87	Solomon & 4 cosponsors	China	If an international financial institution provides assistance to China, US to withhold payments to institution until China meets conditions on human rights, nonproliferation, environment, trade practices & Taiwan.	2/14/97 Referred to Banking subcommittee on Domestic & International Monetary Policy.
H.R. 35 Fair Trade Opportunities Act	Bereuter	Multiple	Sanctions countries with nonmarket economies that deny or unduly restrict the right or opportunity of their citizens to emigrate.	1/7/97 Referred to Ways & Means
H.Con.Res. 237	Smith & 5 cosponsors	Belarus	Advocates the revoking of MFN status for Belarus.	3/5/98 Introduced and referred to International Relations and Ways and Means.
S. 1311 Iran Missile Sanctions Bill	Lott and 84 cosponsors	Multiple	Prohibits US financial assistance and sale of items on the US Munitions List to foreign entities who transferred items contributing to Iran's efforts to develop balistic missiles.	5/22/98 Approved 90-4
S. 1164 China Policy Act of 1997	Abraham & 9 cosponsors	China	Targets China North Industries Group, China Poly Group & PLA. Requires votes to deny them multilateral assistance ny international development banks, denies Ex-IM Bank credit, denies entry to certain officials.	9/17/97 Senate Foreign Relations: hearing held. 9/11/97 Introduced, referred to Foreign Relations.
S. 873 Prohibition on Financial Transactions with Countries Supporting Terrorism Act	Ashcroft and 1 cosponsor	Syria	Effectively adds Syria to countries which all U.S. financial transactions are barred by removing exceptions provided in regulations issued by Treasury.	6/10/97 Referred to Judiciary Committee
S. 810 China Sanctions & Human Rights Advancement Act	Abraham and 3 cosponsors	China	Prohibits Ex-Im Bank Credit to certain entities, denies entry to certain government officials, mandates votes against multilateral assistance, prohibits importation of Poly or Norinco group goods; also requires annual report on human rights and religious persecution.	6/24/97 Amended by Coverdell; 6/18/97 Referred to Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration; 5/23/97 Referred to Foreign Relations
S. 772 Freedom From Religious Persecution Act of 1997	Specter and 5 cosponsors	Sudan, China, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Laos, Cuba & others	Creates WH position of Director; requires a list kept of offending countries, imposes automatic sanctions upon finding by Director including bans on certain exports; ends US & multilteral assistance including Ex-Im & OPIC; imposes immediate sanctions on Sudan, including a ban on flights, investment & imports.	5/21/97 Referred to Foreign Relations committee
S. 141 Foreign Aid Reform Act of 1997	Faircloth	Multiple	Prohibits Ex-Im and OPIC support to any country that did not cast its UN vote with the US at least 50%	1/21/97 Referred to Foreign Relations committee

This report is based upon information gathered by USA*ENGAGE. Please contact USA*ENGAGE at (202) 887-0278 if you have any additions or changes to the report, are aware of federal measures not listed here, or know of a change in a measure's status. Entries in BOLD have been added or changed from the previous report.

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