[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1538 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1538

  Condemning the July 11, 2010, terrorist attacks in Kampala, Uganda.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 20, 2010

 Mrs. Davis of California (for herself, Mr. Castle, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. 
 Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Royce, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wilson 
 of South Carolina, Mr. Ross, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Pierluisi, 
Ms. Giffords, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. McGovern, Ms. 
    Berkley, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Watson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
   Manzullo, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pence, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
 Sires, Mr. Connolly of Virginia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Smith of Washington, 
and Mr. Klein of Florida) submitted the following resolution; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Condemning the July 11, 2010, terrorist attacks in Kampala, Uganda.

Whereas, on July 11, 2010, terrorists allegedly associated with the Somalia-
        based al Shabaab terrorist organization carried out multiple suicide 
        bombings against civilian targets in the city of Kampala, Uganda;
Whereas Nate ``Oteka'' Henn, a United States citizen and committed volunteer of 
        Invisible Children Inc., a nonprofit organization based in San Diego, 
        California, and at least 70 other civilians were killed in the attack;
Whereas al Shabaab was designated as a foreign terrorist organization by the 
        Secretary of State on February 26, 2008;
Whereas the attack for which al Shabaab has claimed responsibility was allegedly 
        in retaliation for the presence of Ugandan peacekeeping forces 
        contributing to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM);
Whereas Uganda currently has 3,400 peacekeeping troops deployed to Somalia in 
        support of AMISOM; and
Whereas it is in the interest of the United States and the international 
        community to continue to support efforts in Somalia to achieve lasting 
        peace, democracy, rule of law, respect for human rights, and to 
        eradicate extremism and terrorism from Somalia and the region: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Kampala, 
        Uganda, on July 11, 2010;
            (2) encourages the Administration to help Ugandan and 
        Somali authorities bring those responsible for these attacks to 
        justice;
            (3) expresses its condolences to the families of Nate 
        ``Oteka'' Henn and all the victims of these attacks;
            (4) strongly condemns al Shabaab's destabilizing role in 
        Somalia and the region;
            (5) recognizes the importance of Uganda's peacekeeping 
        efforts in Somalia; and
            (6) calls on the Administration to work with the 
        international community to address the security threat 
        emanating from Somalia.
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