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Latest Action: 10/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12941) Bill TextA bill to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to prohibit the importation of gems and hardwoods from Burma, to support democracy in Burma, and for other purposes. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support the democratic aspirations of Burma's people; (2) condemn the repression carried out by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC); and (3) hold accountable individuals responsible for the repression of peaceful political activity in Burma. Directs the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of: (1) SPDC officials who play or have played a substantial role in political repression in Burma or in the commission of human rights abuses; and (2) other Burmese SPDC supporters. Subjects persons so identified to U.S. entry prohibition and financial sanctions (blocked property, financial transaction prohibitions, and banking [...] show full description
Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all United States origin precious metals incorporated in the article. 1/23/2008--Introduced. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for a duty on the value of imported jewelry that does not include the cost of U.S. components with respect to imported jewelry assembled abroad with components produced in the United States.
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Latest Action: 01/28/2008 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Bill TextTo amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to permit foreign jewelry manufacturers who purchase precious metals produced in the United States for use in the manufacture of jewelry abroad to pay import duties on the value of the imported jewelry articles less the value of all United States origin precious metals incorporated in the article. 1/23/2008--Introduced. Amends the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to provide for a duty on the value of imported jewelry that does not include the cost of U.S. components with respect to imported jewelry assembled abroad with components produced in the United States.
Also tagged in: Alien property, American investments, Budgets, Burma, Business, Civil liberties, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Democracy, Dissenters, East Asia, Ethnic groups, Foreign aid, Foreign banks and banking, Foreign policy, Grants-in-aid, Human rights, Import restrictions, International affairs, International finance, Internet, Military assistance, Minorities, Natural resources, Nongovernmental organizations, Political persecution, Political prisoners, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Sanctions (International law), Technology, Telecommunication, Timber sales, Trade, Wood
Latest Action: 10/16/2007 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12941) Bill TextA bill to impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to prohibit the importation of gems and hardwoods from Burma, to support democracy in Burma, and for other purposes. 10/16/2007--Introduced. Saffron Revolution Support Act of 2007 - States that it is U.S. policy to: (1) support the democratic aspirations of Burma's people; (2) condemn the repression carried out by the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC); and (3) hold accountable individuals responsible for the repression of peaceful political activity in Burma. Directs the President to submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of: (1) SPDC officials who play or have played a substantial role in political repression in Burma or in the commission of human rights abuses; and (2) other Burmese SPDC supporters. Subjects persons so identified to U.S. entry prohibition and financial sanctions (blocked property, financial transaction prohibitions, and banking [...] show full description
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