A bill to provide for an annual report to Congress concerning diplomatic immunity.
Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (Foreign Missions Act) to direct the Secretary of State to report annually to the Congress on: (1) the number of persons and aliens residing in the United States who are entitled to diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution, including each case involving such an alien whom appropriate law enforcement authorities reasonably believe to have committed a serious crime within the United States, and any additional information relating to other prior serious criminal offenses; (2) the number of U.S. citizens residing in a receiving state who are entitled to diplomatic immunity from criminal prosecution there, including each case in which the United States has been requested by the government of the state to waive immunity; and (3) whether the Secretary has notified each U.S. foreign mission of U.S. policies relating to criminal offenses committed by individuals with diplomatic immunity.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary should explore, in appropriate fora, whether states should enter into agreements and adopt legislation to provide: (1) jurisdiction in the sending state to prosecute crimes committed in the receiving state by persons entitled to diplomatic immunity; and (2) that where there is probable cause to believe that an individual with such immunity committed a serious crime, the sending state will waive immunity or will prosecute the individual.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12206)
Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12206)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Referred to the Subcommittee on International Operations and Human Rights.
Mr. Gilman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10855-10857)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hamilton objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10870)
Enacted as Public Law 105-375
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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 105-375.
Became Public Law No: 105-375.