Amendment115th Congress
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.
- 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