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H.R. 2976, The Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007

  • This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.

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H.R. 2976 would halt Saudi support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, and to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(LogSaudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Saudi Arabia must: (1) cooperate fully with the United States in the investigation of terror groups and individuals; (2) close permanently all organizations in Saudi Arabia that fund, train, encourage, or in any way aid terrorism anywhere in the world; (3) end funding for terror organizations outside Saudi Arabia; and (4) block funding from private Saudi citizens and entities to editSaudi-based or offshore terror organizations.

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the wikiPresident to prohibit certain exports to Saudi Arabia and berestrict travel of certain Saudi diplomats if the firstPresident cannot certify to provide a detailed summarythe appropriate congressional committees that the government of Saudi Arabia: (1) is fully cooperating with the bill!)United States in investigating and preventing terrorist attacks; (2) has closed permanently all Saudi-based terror organizations; (3) has ended funding for any offshore terror organization; and (4) has made all efforts to block funding from private Saudi citizens and entities to offshore terror organizations. Allows the President to waive such sanctions for national security reasons.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 7/10/2007: Referred to edit the wiki and be the firstHouse committee. Status: Referred to update the status of the bill!)House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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