This week, the U.S. House passed the “Libya Stabilization Act” from U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla.Deutch, the chairman of the U.S. House North Africa and Middle East Subcommittee, introduced the bill in October 2019. U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson, R-SC, the top Republican on the subcommittee, U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., and U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski, D-NJ, cosponsored the bill which cleared the House on a voice vote. “Since April 2019, Libya has increasingly endured foreign intervention in an escalating conflict that undermines U.S. interests and regional stability. “The Libya Stabilization Act sanctions those who deploy mercenaries, support militias, violate the UN arms embargo, and commit human rights violations in Libya. With the passage of the Libya Stabilization Act by the House of Representatives, Congress is sending a clear message in support of a sovereign Libya free of foreign intervention,” said Wilson.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 20, 2020 15:00 UTC