H.R.5690 - To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.

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  • Official: To exempt the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. as introduced.
  • Official: To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes. as amended by house.

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07/03/08
Herb Fischer Retires

President George Bush signed into law HR 5690 this past week, a law authorizing the US Department of State to waive US travel restriction on President ...

Source: Black Voice News, CA
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07/01/08
President Bush Takes Nelson Mandela Off Terror Watch List

The President's signing into law of HR 5690 ensures that all former members of the ANC are no longer considered "aliens inadmissible due to terrorist or ...

Source: AHN
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06/30/08
Daily Press Briefing

CASEY: Well, what has happened, of course, is Congress has passed, and I believe the President’s now signed into law HR 5690, which allows the State ...

Source: US Department of State, DC
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06/30/08
President Bush Signs HR 5690, S. 188, S. 254, and S. 682 Into Law

HR 5690, which authorizes the Departments of State and Homeland Security to determine that provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act that render ...

Source: Whitehouse.gov (press release), DC
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06/05/08
Wife of American Missing in Mexico Speaks Out

HR 5690 was sponsored by Representative Howard L. Berman (D-CA) and had six Democrat co-sponsors. During the 1970s and 1980s, the ANC murdered a number of ...

Source: CNSNews.com, VA
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06/04/08
US Congress Rewriting History: Removing the African National Congress

By Paul M. Weyrich On May 8 the House of Representatives passed by voice vote HR 5690, a bill to remove the African National Congress (ANC) from treatment ...

Source: National Ledger, AZ
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05/26/08
Legislation seeks to remove Mandela from terrorist list

Pursuant to HR 5690, the ANC shall not be treated as a terrorist organization and not be determined to be inadmissible to the United States on the basis of ...

Source: Louisiana Weekly, LA
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05/23/08
Mandela 90 and Mugabe 84 on US Terrorist Watch List

‘The Berman bill (HR 5690), which effectively removes current and former African National Congress members from our country’s travel and terrorism watch ...

Source: Zimbabwe Guardian, UK
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05/20/08
Legislation Seeks To Remove Mandela From Terrorist List

Pursuant to HR 5690, the ANC shall not be treated as a terrorist organization and not be determined to be inadmissible to the United States on the basis of ...

Source: Seattle Medium, WA
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05/08/08
US to undo stigma against Mandela

Bermans bill (HR 5690) effectively removes the stain of the "terrorist" label from the names of current and former African National Congress members. ...

Source: Times Now.tv, India
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04/08/08
US law to destigmatise Mandela, other freedom fighters

The Berman bill (HR 5690), which effectively removes current and former African National Congress members from our country's travel and terrorism watch ...

Source: Mmegi, Botswana
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