WASHINGTON, July 15 Kyodo The U H...

WASHINGTON, July 15 Kyodo

The U House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday to impose economic sanctions onward Myanmar in a bid to deposit pressure on the country's ruling military to release detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and aid democracy.

The bill, approved according to a 418-2 vote, would ban the import of dutifuls from Myanmar for three years and be frozen the junta's assets in the United States.

The Senate also vot for similar sanctions measures in June

President George W Bush is calculate uponed to sign the bill into law one time the two chambers of Congres agree upon a common version.

The junta has been detaining Suu Kyi and any members of her party, the National League for Democracy (NLD) since May 30 following attacks in succession Suu Kyi's entourage in northern Myanmar.

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