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US HRes597
US HRes597Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.
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Introduced
07/17/2025
07/17/2025
In Committee
07/17/2025
07/17/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
Condemning the attack on the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 1994, and encouraging accountability for the attack.
AI Summary
This resolution condemns the 1994 terrorist bombing of the Argentine Jewish Mutual Association (AMIA) Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, which killed 85 people and injured over 300, marking the deadliest attack on Jewish people outside Israel since the Holocaust. The resolution highlights the extensive evidence linking the attack to Hezbollah, a terrorist group based in Lebanon and sponsored by Iran, and details the decades-long struggle for justice, including the investigations by Argentine prosecutors Alberto Nisman and Marcelo Martinez Burgos, who accused Iranian officials of directing the bombing. It acknowledges the complex legal and political challenges in the case, including the mysterious death of prosecutor Nisman, judicial misconduct, and repeated failures to bring the perpetrators to justice. The resolution calls for accountability, supporting recent developments such as Argentina's 2019 designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization, the 2024 Argentine Court of Cassation ruling affirming Iran's responsibility, and the 2025 law allowing trials in absentia. Ultimately, the resolution condemns the attack, honors the victims, calls for international cooperation in arresting suspects, and stands in solidarity with the Jewish community in Argentina and Latin America during a time of rising antisemitism.
Committee Categories
Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (4)
Last Action
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (on 07/17/2025)
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Document Type | Source Location |
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State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/597/all-info |
BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres597/BILLS-119hres597ih.pdf |
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