Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2007

S.2243
Introduced: 
October 25, 2007
110
First
October 25, 2007
Referred to Senate (sub)committee

4 cosponsors.

‘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.” Cites Saudi Arabia’s support for the “Al Quds Intifadah” in Palestine, especially through payments totaling $545m, some of which went to the families of “so-called martyrs.” Also cites a 2006 Congressional Research Service report that stated Saudi Arabia was considering tightening its boycott of Israeli products despite its WTO obligations.

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