US Congress House Resolution 686 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-06-12 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Calls on Argentina to fulfill its membership responsibilities in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20). Calls on the President and the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the G20 members to: (1) terminate Argentina's G20 participation until Argentina has reversed efforts to expropriate foreign investment in Argentina, satisfied all outstanding U.S. court judgments against it, honored all awards of international arbitral panels against it, and complied with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force; (2) condition Argentina's future G20 membership on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law; and (3) identify other countries that could replace Argentina in the G20 by virtue of their adherence to international economic norms and respect for the rule of law.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-06-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

SR457 (Related) 2012-05-10 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3091)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-resolution/686/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hres686/BILLS-112hres686ih.pdf