ARAB COUNTRIES see also Middle East

Addresses

Joint Meeting of Congress: Mohammad A. Ghani, President of Afghanistan, H1904–H1908 [25MR]

Articles and editorials

Poll Finds Agenda Gap Between Leaders, American People, H446 [21JA]

Bills and resolutions

Dept. of State: submit to Congress a report on designation of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 2094), S7005 [29SE] (see H.R. 3646), H6705 [29SE]

——— submit to Congress a report on designation of Muslim Brotherhood (organization) as a foreign terrorist organization (see S. 2230), S7722 [3NO] (see H.R. 3892), H7623 [3NO]

Immigration: prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries (see S. 2329), S8160 [19NO]

Iran: block Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps access to global economy, require congressional approval of removal from state sponsors of terrorism list, and impose conditions to normalization of economic relations (see H.R. 4257), H9328 [15DE]

——— impose sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity, establish a watch list for such entities, and support State or local divestment from such entities (see H.R. 4258), H9328 [15DE]

——— provide more effective sanctions against any Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps-affiliated entity to counter support for international terrorism and assistance to the Assad regime in Syria (see H.R. 4312), H10710 [18DE]

Israel: affirm right to defend itself against Iran and support efforts to maintain sovereignty (see H. Res. 500), H7332 [28OC]

Middle East: call for a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to come from direct bilateral negotiations without preconditions and without interference from the U.N. (see H. Res. 222), H2498 [28AP]

——— condemn violence against religious minorities and any actions that limit the free expression and practice of faith by these minorities (see H. Res. 139), H1566 [3MR]

——— reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict (see H. Res. 126), H1164 [25FE]

——— support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (see H. Res. 293), H3878 [3JN]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith (see H. Res. 324), H4491 [17JN]

Syria: condemn use of chemical weapons, hold accountable those who use chemical weapons, assist in collection and transfer of evidence on use of such weapons, and call for an international response (see H. Res. 346), H4771 [25JN]

——— prohibit assistance to opposition groups and individuals intending to overthrow the Syrian Government (see H.R. 4108), H8411 [19NO]

Motions

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): dissolve, dismantle, and release all unclassified transcripts of interviews and depositions, H6857 [7OC]

Proposals

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select) dissolution and dismantlement and release of all unclassified transcripts of interviews and depositions, H6844, H6856 [7OC]

Remarks in House

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H398 [14JA], H671 [2FE], H839 [5FE], H1092 [24FE], H8146 [5NO], H9076 [8DE], H9202 [9DE], H9324–H9326 [15DE]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, H3306 [18MY], H3547–H3550 [21MY], H6728, H6729 [30SE], H6751, H6752, H6782 [1OC]

Middle East: reaffirm support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, E1528 [23OC]

——— support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority (H. Res. 293), H7032 [21OC], H7360–H7363, H7376 [2NO], H7635 [4NO], E1576 [3NO]

Obama, President: evaluation of Middle East policies, H7036 [21OC]

——— evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, H8417 [30NO]

Ramadan: recognize Islamic holy month and commend Muslims for their faith, E928 [18JN]

Wall Street Journal: results of poll taken on national objectives priority assignments, H446 [21JA]

Remarks in Senate

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): testimony of Hillary Rodham Clinton and call for dissolution of select committee, S7367 [21OC]

Egypt: call for release of Hossam Bahgat from detention as a political prisoner, S7859 [9NO]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, S1139 [26FE]

Human rights: call for release of political prisoners, S2027 [26MR], S6933 [24SE], S7260 [8OC]

Immigration: prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries, S8350 [3DE]

——— prevent entry of extremists into the U.S. under the refugee program by blocking visas of nationals from certain high-risk countries (S. 2329), S8175 [19NO], S8181 [30NO]

Libya: investigation and report on attack on U.S. consulate in Benghazi, S7175 [7OC]

Obama, President: evaluation of war on terrorism and Middle East policies, S6626–S6629 [15SE], S6680–S6682 [16SE]

Saudi Arabia: call for release of Waleed Abu al-Khair, S235 [16JA]

Rulings of the Chair

Committee on the Events Surrounding the 2012 Terrorist Attack in Benghazi (House, Select): dissolve, dismantle, and release all unclassified transcripts of interviews and depositions, H6857 [7OC]

Testimonies

ISIS Threat—Weighing the Obama Administration’s Response: Sec. of State Kerry, H671 [2FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 293, support efforts to encourage cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians and condemn anti-Israel and anti-Semitic incitement within the Palestinian Authority, H7360 [2NO]