Myanmar government has made significant progress toward practicing democracy and ending human rights violations. [Vote 150, 6/24/04] XXXX Voted To Impose Trade Sanctions on Myanmar for Human Rights Violations. In 2003, XXXX voted for passage of a bill that would impose trade sanctions on exports from Myanmar. Products would be prohibited from being imported into the United States and the regime’s assets in U.S. financial institutions would be frozen. The bill also would extend a current U.S. visa ban against members of the ruling military junta and would authorize President Bush to assist pro-democracy activities in that country. The president could lift sanctions by certifying that human rights and pro-democracy standards have been met. [HR 2330, Vote 280, 7/16/03] XXXX Voted to Place Trade Sanctions on Myanmar. In June 2003, XXXX voted for a bill that would impose trade sanctions on exports from Myanmar until the president certifies the nation has made significant progress toward practicing democracy and ending human rights violations. [Vote 220, 6/11/03] XXXX Voted to Place Sanctions on Syria. In November 2003, XXXX voted for a bill that required the President to impose at least two sanctions on Syria. Sanctions could have included barring U.S. exports and investment in Syria with the exception of food and medicine, freezing Syrian government assets in the United States, banning Syrian aircraft from U.S. airspace, reducing diplomatic contacts, or restricting the travel of Syrian diplomats. Any of the sanctions could have been waived for national security reasons. The bill also condemned Syrian involvement with terrorism and demanded a withdrawal of Syrian forces from Lebanon. [Vote 445, 11/11/03] XXXX Voted Not To Require Presidential Certification That Cuba Was Not A Sponsor of Terrorism, Before Restrictions On Private Financing Trade Could Go Into Effect. In 2001, XXXX voted for an effort to restrict private financing of U.S. agricultural trade with Cuba. The amendment would require presidential certification that the government of Cuba was not a state sponsor of international terrorism before the restriction against the private financing of food and medicine sales to the government of Cuba would be permitted to go into effect. [S 1731, Vote 375, 12/18/01; National Journal’s Congress Daily, 12/19/01] XXXX Voted To Extend Sanctions Against Iran And Libya. XXXX voted to pass the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act Extension Act (S. 1218). The bill would modify and extend the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 for 5 years, until 2006. Under the Act, sanctions were placed on foreign companies that invest in Iran's or Libya's petroleum industries. The bill passed, 96-2. [S 1218, Vote 251, 7/25/01] XXXX Did Not Support Sanctions Against China and other Nations For Selling Weapons of Mass Destruction. In September 2000, XXXX voted for an amendment that would provide for sanctions against China and other countries for selling illicit weapons of mass destruction. The proposal would establish an annual review process to assess the behavior of each key supplier country as identified by the Director of Central Intelligence, and require the president to impose non-trade related sanctions on individuals, companies and groups if they are found to be spreading weapons of mass destruction. The president also would be authorized to impose additional sanctions on key supplier countries. [Vote 242, 9/13/00] XXXX Voted For President Imposing Unilateral Agriculture Sanctions. In 1999, XXXX voted to allow the President from imposing unilateral agricultural sanction or medical sanction against foreign country or entity unless President submits report to Congress that describes activity proposed to be prohibited, restricted, or conditioned, and describes actions by foreign country or entity that justify sanction, and Congress enacts joint resolution of approval; requires President to cease to implement any unilateral agricultural or medical sanctions in effect as of date of enactment; continues to prohibit U.S. government credits for sales to terrorist governments; and allows President to impose or continue to impose sanctions on foreign country or entity against which Congress has enacted declaration of war, or to prohibit, restrict, or condition use of any agricultural commodity, medicine, or medical device that is controlled for national security reasons, or used to facilitate development or production of chemical or biological weapon. [Vote 251, 8/3/99] TREATIES 134