An amendment numbered 43 printed in House Report 115-702 to authorize financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces; limit U.S. military and security assistance with Burma until reforms take place; incentivize reform of the Burmese gemstone sector which is notoriously dominated by the military; and require a determination of what crimes the Burmese military committed, including genocide.

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Amendment Number
651
Description
An amendment numbered 43 printed in House Report 115-702 to authorize financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces; limit U.S. military and security assistance with Burma until reforms take place; incentivize reform of the Burmese gemstone sector which is notoriously dominated by the military; and require a determination of what crimes the Burmese military committed, including genocide.
Purpose
Amendment authorizes financial and visa sanctions against perpetrators of ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya by the Burmese military and security forces; limits U.S. military and security assistance with Burma until reforms take place; incentivizes reform of the Burmese gemstone sector; and requires a determination of what crimes the Burmese military committed, including genocide.
Congress
115
Type
HAMDT
Latest Action Date
May 23, 2018
Latest Action Text
On agreeing to the Engel amendment (A018) Agreed to by recorded vote: 382 - 30 (Roll no. 227).
Latest Action Time
16:44:46
Submitted Date
May 23, 2018
Chamber
House of Representatives
Update Date
Dec 15, 2020
Amendment 651 — Informed