[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 421 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 421

  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in commending 
   Michael Horowitz in his efforts to raise public awareness of the 
atrocities being committed by the Government of Sudan and the perceived 
complacency of the Government of the United States to take a firm stand 
                   against this totalitarian regime.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 9, 2000

  Mr. Tancredo (for himself, Mr. Payne, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                       on International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives in commending 
   Michael Horowitz in his efforts to raise public awareness of the 
atrocities being committed by the Government of Sudan and the perceived 
complacency of the Government of the United States to take a firm stand 
                   against this totalitarian regime.

Whereas the Government of Sudan has carried out a campaign of terror and 
        violence against the southern Sudanese over the past 17 years;
Whereas according to the U.S. Committee for Refugees this conflict has resulted 
        in the deaths of 1.9 million Sudanese, 4.3 million Sudanese being 
        internally displaced and 2.5 million Sudanese being famine-afflicted;
Whereas this past year has witnessed the Greater Nile Petroleum Operating 
        Company project, which is funded by both Talisman Energy, Inc. and the 
        China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), coming on-line, which will 
        expand the financial capabilities of the Government of Sudan to wage war 
        on the Christian and animist populations in the south;
Whereas a recent letter was sent by more than 150 religious leaders, family 
        groups, non-governmental organizations and retired political leaders 
        calling on the Administration to take a more proactive and direct role 
        in addressing the atrocities which are being perpetrated by the 
        Government of Sudan, take immediate steps to end the veto power which 
        the Government of Sudan holds over Operation Lifeline Sudan and take 
        steps to address companies that are traded on the New York Stock 
        Exchange and profit from their activities in the country of Sudan;
Whereas the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate 
        have gone on record as condemning the actions of the Government of Sudan 
        against the population in the south, and calling on the Administration 
        to more actively support the southern Sudanese, including the Sudan 
        People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and other groups under the auspices of 
        the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), with humanitarian and political 
        aid;
Whereas the Government of the United States should be a leading international 
        advocate of the Intergovernmental Authority for Development (IGAD) Peace 
        Process, which is comprised of delegates from Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya 
        and Uganda;
Whereas Michael Horowitz in his act of civil disobedience, which took place at 
        the Department of State on February 2, 2000, sought to bring the lack of 
        action on the part of the Administration to public light and scrutiny, 
        and to raise awareness about the genocidal campaign which the Government 
        of Sudan has perpetuated over the past 17 years; and
Whereas these public statements should be heeded by the Administration and acted 
        upon in order to bring about an end to the deadly conflict which has 
        plagued Sudan and its people: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House or Representatives that 
the Congress commends Michael Horowitz for his actions on February 2, 
2000, in working to raise the knowledge of the American public about 
the conflict in Sudan and the--
            (1) lack of direct action on the part of the Administration 
        to support those in the south who are fighting against the 
        totalitarian northern regime in Khartoum;
            (2) lack of involvement by the Administration in acting as 
        an international voice of support for a comprehensive peace 
        process; and
            (3) lack of action taken by the Administration against 
        companies such as Canada's Talisman Energy, Inc., which is 
        traded on the New York Stock Exchange, and the proposed Initial 
        Public Offer (IPO) of the China National Petroleum Corporation 
        (CNPC) for their involvement in oil ventures in Sudan, which 
        seek to strengthen the power and financial capability of the 
        Government of Sudan at the detriment of those in the south.
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