Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Business, Civil liberties, Democracy, Diplomacy, Election administration, Elections, Foreign leaders, Foreign policy, Free enterprise, Human rights, International affairs, Law, Opposition (Political science), Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Right of property, Rule of law, Sanctions (International law), Zimbabwe
Latest Action: 06/26/2008 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextExpressing the sense of Congress that the United States should sever diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe until such time as the President determines that Zimbabwe meets requirements relating to democratic, free and fair elections, basic civil liberties and human rights, and certain other requirements. 6/26/2008--Introduced. Expresses the sense of Congress that the United States should sever diplomatic relations with Zimbabwe until the President determines that: (1) Zimbabwe is governed by democratically elected national and local governments that respect civil liberties and human rights; (2) the Zimbabwean government has established an independent judiciary; and (3) Zimbabwe's current dictator, Robert Mugabe, is no longer part of the Zimbabwean government in any capacity.
Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Aliens, Armed forces, Business, Caribbean area, Children, Communism, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Contracts, Coral reefs, Corporation directors, Corporations, Cuba, Defense policy, Energy, Energy development, Energy transportation, Environmental assessment, Environmental protection, Executives, Export controls, Export finance, Families, Finance, Financial institutions, Florida, Foreign investments, Foreign policy, Gas in submerged lands, Gas industry, Government procurement, Government securities, Immigration, International affairs, International finance, Latin America, Loans, Marine ecology, Marine resources, Married people, National security, Natural gas, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil and gas royalties, Petroleum, Petroleum engineering, Petroleum in submerged lands, Petroleum industry, Pipelines, Prospecting, Public contracts, Sanctions (International law), Stockholders, Submarine oil well drilling, Subsidiary corporations, Technology, Technology transfer, Trade, Transportation, Visas
Latest Action: 04/20/2007 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law. Bill TextTo protect the environmental integrity of coral reefs and other coastal marine resources from exploration, development, and production activities for petroleum resources located in a maritime exclusive economic zone of the United States that is contiguous to a foreign exclusive economic zone. 3/26/2007--Introduced. Caribbean Coral Reef Protection Act -States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) undertake measures to deny the government of Cuba, the Cuban Communist Party, or any of their instrumentalities the financial resources to engage in activities that threaten U.S. national security and other interests, threaten Cuba's environment and natural resources and Florida's marine environment, and prolong the dictatorship that oppresses the Cuban people; and (2) deter foreign investments that would enhance the Cuban regime's ability to develop its petroleum resources. Amends the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to exclude from U.S. entry [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Admission of nonimmigrants, Aliens, Armed forces, Business, Caribbean area, Children, Congress, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Contracts, Corporation directors, Corporations, Cuba, Defense policy, Energy, Energy development, Energy transportation, Environmental protection, Executives, Export controls, Export finance, Families, Finance, Financial institutions, Florida, Foreign investments, Foreign policy, Gas in submerged lands, Gas industry, Government procurement, Government securities, Immigration, International affairs, International finance, Investments, Investors, Latin America, Loans, Marine ecology, Marine resources, Married people, National security, Natural gas, Natural resources, Oil and gas leases, Oil and gas royalties, Oil well drilling, Petroleum, Petroleum engineering, Petroleum in submerged lands, Petroleum industry, Pipelines, Prospecting, Public contracts, Sanctions (International law), Stockholders, Submarine oil well drilling, Subsidiary corporations, Technology, Technology transfer, Trade, Transportation, Visas
Latest Action: 03/14/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Bill TextA bill to exclude from admission to the United States aliens who have made investments contributing to the enhancement of the ability of Cuba to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes. 3/14/2007--Introduced. States that it shall be U.S. policy to: (1) undertake measures to deny the Cuban regime the financial resources to engage in activities that threaten U.S. national security and other interests, threaten the environment and natural resources of northern Cuba and Florida, and prolong the dictatorship that oppresses the Cuban people; and (2) deter foreign investments that would enhance the Cuban regime's ability to develop its petroleum resources. Amends the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 to exclude from U.S. entry an alien who: (1) is an officer or principal of an entity, or a shareholder who owns a controlling interest in an entity that makes an investment (as defined by this Act) of $1 million or more (or any combination [...] show full description
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