The Action Alert says on January 3, 1989, Congressman Ronald Dellums (D-CA) introduced H.R. 21, legislation to impose comprehensive economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa. S. 507 was introduced in the Senate by Paul Simon (D-IL) on March 3, 1989. The measure was initially co-sponsored by Senators Alan Cranston (D-CA), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Albert Gore (D-TN). The language of the Simon sanctions bill is identical to H.R. 21 in the House. Among other sanctions , it mandates complete disinvestment (withdrawal) by U.S. corporations that presently buttressing the apartheid economy with millions of tax dollars, reinvestment of profits made in South Africa, and technical...
The Action Alert says on January 3, 1989, Congressman Ronald Dellums (D-CA) introduced H.R. 21, legislation to impose comprehensive economic sanctions against the apartheid regime in South Africa. S. 507 was introduced in the Senate by Paul Simon (D-IL) on March 3, 1989. The measure was initially co-sponsored by Senators Alan Cranston (D-CA), Ted Kennedy (D-MA) and Albert Gore (D-TN). The language of the Simon sanctions bill is identical to H.R. 21 in the House. Among other sanctions , it mandates complete disinvestment (withdrawal) by U.S. corporations that presently buttressing the apartheid economy with millions of tax dollars, reinvestment of profits made in South Africa, and technical expertise. The Action Alert includes suggestions of what you can do to support the bills.
