[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 169 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6881]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




SANCTIONING HIZBALLAH'S ILLICIT USE OF CIVILIANS AS DEFENSELESS SHIELDS 
                                  ACT

  Mr. McCONNELL. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Foreign Relations be discharged from further consideration 
of H.R. 3342 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3342) to impose sanctions on foreign persons 
     that are responsible for gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights by reason of the use by Hizballah of 
     civilians as human shields, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Committee on Foreign Relations was 
discharged and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. McCONNELL. I ask unanimous consent that the Corker amendment at 
the desk be agreed to; the bill, as amended, be considered read a third 
time and passed; the title amendment at the desk be agreed to; and the 
motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 4058), in the nature of a substitute, was agreed 
to.
  (The amendment is printed in today's Record under ``Text of 
Amendments.'')
  The amendment was ordered to be engrossed and the bill to be read a 
third time.
  The bill was read the third time.
  The bill (H.R. 3342), as amended was passed.
  The amendment (No. 4059) was agreed to, as follows:

                     (Purpose: To amend the title.)

       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to impose sanctions 
     with respect to foreign persons that are responsible for 
     using civilians as human shields, and for other purposes.''.

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