Mike Enzi: “I rise in support of H.R. 3275. I am very pleased that the Senate is considering this valuable legislation which would…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 3275. I am very pleased that the Senate is considering this valuable legislation which would make the United States compliant with two very important treaties. I believe one of our most significant duties, as the United States Senate, is the consideration of treaties for ratification. We alone have the responsibility to give advice and consent to international understandings and agreements made by the executive branch of our Government. The two treaties this legislation addresses are part of a nearly four-decade process of conventions considering acts of terrorism. As we debate this legislation, we are examining long-term global means to address the threat of terrorism. The Convention on the Suppression of Terrorist Bombings and the Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism require the United States and any country adopting the treaties to criminalize terrorist bombings and to criminalize direct or indirect financing of terrorist acts.”