[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 90 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 90

   Disapproving the granting of amnesty by the Government of Iraq to 
 persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members 
  of the Armed Forces of the United States or citizens of the United 
                            States in Iraq.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 22, 2006

  Mr. Larson of Connecticut (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
  Clyburn, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Tanner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Stupak, Ms. McCollum of Minnesota, Mr. 
 Etheridge, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Davis of 
 California, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
 Holt, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McCarthy, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Neal 
 of Massachusetts, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Berry, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Cummings, 
 Mr. Reyes, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Solis, Mr. George Miller of California, 
 Mr. Strickland, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bishop of New 
 York, Mr. Towns, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Tauscher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
 Mr. Weiner, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Levin, and 
   Mr. Cardin) introduced the following joint resolution; which was 
          referred to the Committee on International Relations

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
   Disapproving the granting of amnesty by the Government of Iraq to 
 persons known to have attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members 
  of the Armed Forces of the United States or citizens of the United 
                            States in Iraq.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The Armed Forces of the United States and Coalition 
        military forces have served bravely in Iraq since the beginning 
        of military operations in March 2003.
            (2) The United States has provided approximately 
        $320,000,000,000 for Operation Iraqi Freedom, including 
        $28,000,000,000 in reconstruction assistance.
            (3) Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, more 
        than 2,500 members of the Armed Forces of the United States and 
        members of Coalition military forces have been killed and more 
        than 18,000 have been injured in operations to bring peace and 
        stability to all the people of Iraq and an estimated 177 
        American civilians have been killed.
            (4) During a recent press conference, Iraqi Prime Minister 
        Nouri al-Maliki discussed the possibility of granting amnesty 
        to those ``who weren't involved in the shedding of Iraqi 
        blood''.
            (5) Adnan Ali al-Kadhami, a former top advisor to Prime 
        Minister Maliki, recently said that ``there is a patriotic 
        feeling among the Iraqi youth and the belief that those attacks 
        [against United States forces] are legitimate acts of 
        resistance and defending their homeland. These people will be 
        pardoned definitely, I believe''.
            (6) Mr. Kadhami continues to maintain that ``the Prime 
        Minister himself has said that he is ready to give amnesty to 
        the so-called resistance, provided they have not been involved 
        in killing Iraqis''.
            (7) The Iraqi government may still be considering a far-
        reaching plan that includes granting such an amnesty.
            (8) 47 percent of Iraqis approve the attacks on the United 
        States forces and 87 percent endorse a timetable for 
        withdrawal.
            (9) It is vital that Iraq and the United States together 
        send the clearest possible signal that those committing acts of 
        violence against American military forces and American 
        civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty.

SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

    (a) Policy.--Congress declares that it is the policy of the United 
States that the United States opposes any effort by the Government of 
Iraq to grant amnesty to any person known to have attacked, kidnapped, 
wounded, or killed members of the Armed Forces of the United States or 
citizens of the United States.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
immediately upon the enactment of this resolution, the President should 
notify the government of Iraq that the Government of the United States 
strongly opposes the granting of amnesty to any person who has 
attacked, kidnapped, wounded, or killed members of the Armed Forces of 
the United States or citizens of the United States.
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