3.0.0 4423 2023-01-13T04:49:38Z 2023-01-13T04:49:38Z House H HR 2005-11-18 109 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Reported by 2006-04-06T16:17:22Z Markup by 2006-04-06T16:17:04Z Referred to 2006-04-05T16:14:10Z Referred to 2005-11-18T14:05:10Z 2006-04-06 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 6 - 4. Committee 2006-04-06 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2006-04-05 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations. Committee 2006-03-29 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E439-440) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-18 Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2006-03-07 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2006-03-07 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2006-03-07 False R000409 Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] DANA ROHRABACHER R CA 46 2006-03-07 False T000458 Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] THOMAS TANCREDO R CO G. 6 2006-03-07 False S000005 Rep. Sabo, Martin Olav [D-MN-5] MARTIN SABO D MN OLAV 5 2006-03-07 False M000933 Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8] JAMES MORAN D VA P. 8 2006-03-07 False B000716 Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2] ALLEN BOYD D FL JR. 2 2006-03-07 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2006-03-14 False B001252 Rep. Barrow, John [D-GA-12] John Barrow D GA 12 2006-03-14 False M000523 Rep. McKinney, Cynthia A. [D-GA-4] CYNTHIA MCKINNEY D GA A. 4 2006-03-14 False S000030 Rep. Sanchez, Loretta [D-CA-47] LORETTA SANCHEZ D CA 47 2006-03-30 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2006-03-30 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2006-04-04 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2006-05-03 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2006-05-03 False K000358 Rep. Kennedy, Mark R. [R-MN-6] MARK KENNEDY R MN R. 6 2006-05-03 False S000185 Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] Robert Scott D VA C. "Bobby" 3 2006-05-03 False G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2006-05-23 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2006-05-23 False W000273 Rep. Weller, Jerry [R-IL-11] GERALD WELLER R IL C. 11 2006-06-20 False International Affairs Administration of justice Africa (Sub-Saharan) Agriculture and Food American investments Armed Forces and National Security Boundaries Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Collective security Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation Dams Democracy Developing countries Dissenters Economic development Economics and Public Finance Education Election administration Energy Eritrea Ethiopia Export finance Foreign Trade and International Finance Free enterprise Freedom of information Freedom of speech Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Higher education Human rights Hydroelectric power Infrastructure Insurgency Investment guaranty insurance Irrigation Judicial officers Labor and Employment Law Legal education Money laundering Murder Nongovernmental organizations Opposition (Political science) Peace negotiations Peace treaties Police brutality Police training Political parties Political prisoners Political violence President and foreign policy Public Lands and Natural Resources Radio broadcasting Religion Religious liberty Rivers Rule of law Science, Technology, Communications Small business Sustainable development Technical assistance Television broadcasting Terrorism Torture Voter registration Water Resources Development International Affairs 00 2005-11-18 Introduced in House 2005-12-14T21:40:16Z Ethiopia Consolidation Act of 2005 - Directs the President: (1) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), to revise the USAID country plan for Ethiopia to provide support for independent human rights monitoring and related training for government officials, and to provide support for training political parties on organization building, message development, and election monitoring; (2) through the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program of the Department of Justice, to provide training for Ethiopian police, security, and prison personnel in maintaining international standards for arrest and interrogation; (3) through USAID, to support programs to increase the independence and competence of the Ethiopian judicial system, and to provide assistance for development of Ethiopia's Nile and Awash River resources, including assistance to help Ethiopia with technology for the construction of dams, irrigation systems, and hydroelectric power that might prevent future famine; (4) provide financing for U.S.-Ethiopian commercial ventures; and (5) suspend joint security activities until a certification is made that Ethiopia is observing international human rights standards and enforcing the principle of the rule of law.

Declares that the current stalemate in the border dispute between Ethiopia and Eritrea has the potential to lead to conflict and must be addressed. Prohibits assistance to the governments of Ethiopia or Eritrea (with exceptions for assistance for democracy, peacekeeping, child survival and health, education, and agriculture) until the Secretary of State certifies that Ethiopia or Eritrea is taking steps to comply with the Algiers Agreements.

Prohibits nonessential U.S. assistance to Ethiopia if the government of Ethiopia obstructs U.S. technical assistance to Ethiopian opposition parties.

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