[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 155 (Friday, November 7, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2209]
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     H.R. 2709, THE IRAN MISSILE PROLIFERATION SANCTION ACT OF 1997

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 6, 1997

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, on October 23, along with 17 original 
cosponsors I introduced H.R. 2709, the Iran Missile Proliferation 
Sanctions Act of 1997, imposing sanctions on foreign persons who 
transfer items contributing to Iran's efforts to acquire, develop, or 
produce ballistic missiles. This legislation is intended to provide 
additional leverage to the administration to address ongoing assistance 
by Russian entities, research facilities, and other business entities 
for Iran's medium and long range missile program.
  On Friday, October 24, the International Relations Committee marked 
up this bill and ordered it reported to the House by voice vote. As of 
October 30, a total of 117 Members had signed on as cosponsors.
  After the committee filed its report on this legislation on Tuesday 
November 4, it prevented other Members from being included as 
cosponsors. Were it not for the untimely filing of this report, the 
following 100 Members would have been listed as cosponsors of this 
vitally important legislation:

       Representatives Horn, Stabenow, Talent, Sandlin, Lampson, 
     Dunn, Kelly, Gejdenson, Whitfield, B. Frank, Rivers, Goode, 
     Dickey, Doyle, Skelton, Boyd, Manton, Scarborough, Waxman, 
     Strickland.
       Representatives Tony Hall, Forbes, Poschard, Metcalf, Adam 
     Smith, Rogan, Danner, Sanchez, Fowler, McCarthy, Evans, 
     McCrery, DeGette, Upton, Allen, Watts, McIntosh, Bentsen, 
     Cummings.
       Representatives Stokes, Sawyer, Diaz-Balart, Coble, 
     Clyburn, McInnis, Blumenauer, Stump, Hunter, Hobson, Levin, 
     McDade, Turner, Doc Hastings, Gibbons, Furse, John, Tauscher, 
     Aderholt, Lofgren.
       Representatives Dan Miller, Lantos, White, Wicker, Linder, 
     Kleczka, Stearns, Linda Smith, McCollum, Brady, Bliley, Bass, 
     Paxon, Souder, Joe Kennedy, Condit, Bunning, Ryun, Crapo, 
     Cramer.
       Representatives Rush, Ney, Delahunt, Roybal-Allard, 
     Christensen, Charles Taylor, Hulshof, Pryce, Jackson-Lee, 
     Shimkus, Forbes, Robert Scott, Yates, Portman, Ensign, Riggs, 
     Bunning, Filner, Bryant, Nussle.

     

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