Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007

A bill to strongly encourage the Government of Saudi Arabia to end its support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, to secure full Saudi cooperation in the investigation of terrorist incidents, to denounce Saudi sponsorship of extremist Wahhabi ideology, and for other purposes.

10/25/2007--Introduced.
Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Saudi Arabia must:
(1) close permanently all organizations in Saudi Arabia that fund, train, encourage, or aid terrorism anywhere in the world;
more...>(2) end funding for terror organizations outside Saudi Arabia;
(3) block funding from private Saudi citizens and entities to Saudi-based or offshore terror organizations; and
(4) cooperate fully with the United States in investigating terror groups and individuals. Directs the President to certify to the appropriate congressional committees when the government of Saudi Arabia:
(1) is fully cooperating with the United States in investigating and preventing terrorist attacks;
(2) has permanently closed all Saudi-based Wahhabbist organizations that fund Islamic extremism;
(3) has exercised maximum efforts to block all funding from private Saudi citizens, corporations, and entities to foreign Islamic extremist and terrorist movements; and
(4) has stopped financing and disseminating materials and other forms of support that encourage the spread of radical Wahhabi ideology. Directs the President to report annually to the committees until such certification is made.

Sponsor

• Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA]
• and 5 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Foreign Relations

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2243

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Bill Status

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
October 25, 2007

Related Bills:

• H.R.2976

Related Issue Areas:

• Terrorism
• State-sponsored terrorism
• Saudi Arabia
• Religious education
• 16 more
• Religion
• Presidents
• President and foreign policy
• Politics and government
• Middle East and North Africa
• Islamic fundamentalism
• International cooperation
• International affairs
• Extremist movements in politics
• Criminal justice
• Criminal investigation
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Congressional oversight
• Congress and foreign policy
• Congress
• Foreign policy

In the News

November 06, 2007 ZOA Supports Specter/Wyden Bill Pressuring Saudi Arabia To End Its ...

... of 2007 (S. 2243), which is designed to “strongly encourage the government of Saudi Arabia to end its support for institutions that fund, train, incite, ...

Source: Zionist Organization of America (press release), NY
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November 16, 2007 ZOA Supports Specter/Wyden Bill Pressuring Saudi Arabia to End Its ...

New York -- The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) is strongly supporting Senators Arlen Specter (R-PA) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) in their sponsorship of the ZOA-initiated Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007 (S. 2243), ...

Source: Terrorism - Courtesy of Israel Net Daily
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October 24, 2007 S. 2243, A bill to strongly encourage the Government of Saudi ...

S. 2243 would strongly encourage the Government of Saudi Arabia to end its support for institutions that fund, train, incite, encourage, or in any other way aid and abet terrorism, it would secure full Saudi cooperation in the ...

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