Jones Amendment - Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism - Massachusetts Key Vote
Vinny deMacedo voted Yea (Amendment Vote) on this Amendment.
Timeline
- House Amendment Rejected
- Sept. 27, 2007
- Introduced
- Sept. 27, 2007
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Title: Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt an amendment to S 2255 that prohibits state funds, including state pensions, from being invested in securities, stocks, and corporations doing business with any government designated as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Highlights:
-Relies upon the U.S. State Department's list of state sponsors of terrorism, which consists of Sudan, Syria, North Korea, Cuba and Iran [Sec. 8 (a)]. -Exempts companies engaged primarily in humanitarian aid and social services from the divestment [Sec. 8 (b)].
Title: Expanding Pension Fund Divestments to Any State Sponsor of Terrorism