US SR10 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-23 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S225-226)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 23 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-23 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S225-226)
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that all further assistance provided by the United States to Antigua and Barbuda should be suspended until Antigua and Barbuda provide complete redress of specified issues regarding an investigation of the Stanford Financial Group fraud. Includes among such redress: (1) an agreement by of Antigua and Barbuda to be subject to the jurisdiction and bound by the judgment of any U.S. court that adjudicates the claims relating to the Stanford Financial Group fraud; (2) the transfer of the assets seized by Antigua and Barbuda, or obtained by the joint liquidators of Stanford International Bank, to the U.S. district court-appointed receiver for the benefit of victims of the fraud; (3) a specified contribution by Antigua and Barbuda to the U.S. receivership estate for the benefit of victims of the fraud; (4) fulfillment by Antigua and Barbuda of their obligations relating to the expropriation of the Half Moon Bay Resort; and (5) an agreement by Antigua and Barbuda to neither interfere with the receivership commenced by the United States, nor seek control of assets claimed by the United States. Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Secretary of the Treasury should direct the U.S. Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association (World Bank) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to use the voice and vote of the United States to ensure that any future loan made by the World Bank or the IMF to Antigua and Barbuda is conditioned upon providing complete redress of these matters, and satisfaction of this resolution.
Title
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Government of Antigua and Barbuda and its actions relating to the Stanford Financial Group fraud.
Sponsors
Sen. David Vitter [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2013-01-23 | Senate | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S225-226) |
Subjects
Antigua and Barbuda
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Caribbean area
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Financial services and investments
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign loans and debt
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International affairs
Jurisdiction and venue
Latin America
Multilateral development programs
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Caribbean area
Crime victims
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Financial services and investments
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign and international banking
Foreign loans and debt
Fraud offenses and financial crimes
International affairs
Jurisdiction and venue
Latin America
Multilateral development programs
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/10/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/sres10/BILLS-113sres10is.pdf |