[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 559 Introduced in House (IH)]

112th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 559

  Calling for the release of United States citizens being held by the 
                          Government of Egypt.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 17, 2012

Mr. McKinley submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Calling for the release of United States citizens being held by the 
                          Government of Egypt.

Whereas the Egyptian Ministry of Justice is investigating nongovernmental 
        organization employees who face politically motivated charges;
Whereas some of those being held in Egypt are United States citizens;
Whereas the United States does not condone the use of people being retained for 
        political or economic gain or negotiation tools;
Whereas the Government of Egypt has refused help from and taken actions against 
        United States citizens and nongovernmental organizations which are 
        providing democracy assistance to the people of Egypt;
Whereas the United States will not provide funds to any foreign governments that 
        condone these types of activities as well as other activities which 
        compromise the safety of United States and other foreign citizens;
Whereas the United States provides Egypt with $1.5 billion in assistance 
        annually; and
Whereas recent activities conducted by the Government of Egypt infringe on the 
        liberties of its own citizens as well as international citizens: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the House of Representatives--
                    (A) calls on the Government of Egypt to release the 
                United States citizens without further delay;
                    (B) calls on the Secretary of State to withhold 
                assistance to Egypt immediately if the United States 
                citizens are not released;
                    (C) calls on the Government of Egypt to return all 
                assets and funds that have been seized from the 
                nongovernmental organizations and United States 
                citizens;
                    (D) calls on the Government of Egypt to allow the 
                nongovernmental organizations to continue their 
                critical work in the promotion of a free and democratic 
                Egypt; and
                    (E) calls on Egypt to comply with international 
                human rights standards; and
            (2) it is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
        United States assistance for Egypt in the future should not be 
        allocated if the Government of Egypt continues to retain United 
        States and other foreign citizens and work against the pursuit 
        of democracy.
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