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Number	Legislature	Summary	Subjects
S.2583	Federal	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance, and specified accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	International Affairs Abortion Afghanistan Africa African Development Foundation Appropriations Arab-israeli Relations Arms Control And Nonproliferation Arms Control And Nonproliferation Asia
S.2583	Federal	Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. The bill provides appropriations to the State Department for Administration of Foreign Affairs, International Organizations, and International Commissions. The bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies and Related Programs, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the Asia Foundation, the U.S. Institute of Peace, the Center for Middle Eastern-Western Dialogue Trust Fund, the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Program, the Israeli Arab Scholarship Program, the East-West Center, and the National Endowment for Democracy. The bill provides appropriations for Other Commissions, including the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Congressional-Executive Commission on the People's Republic of China, and the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. The bill provides appropriations to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the State Department and the President for International Security Assistance, the President and International Financial Institutions for Multilateral Assistance, and specified accounts for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism. The bill provides appropriations for Bilateral Economic Assistance to the President; the State Department; Independent Agencies, including the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Inter-American Foundation, and the U.S. African Development Foundation; and the Department of the Treasury. The bill provides appropriations for Export and Investment Assistance to the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and the U.S. Trade and Development Agency. The bill sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations Acts. Republican: 100% (1) 100% Republican support	International Affairs Abortion Afghanistan Africa African Development Foundation Appropriations Arab-israeli Relations Arms Control And Nonproliferation Arms Control And Nonproliferation Asia
HB-2918	Federal	Extinction Prevention Act of 2019 Democrat: 96% (26) Independent: 3% (1) 96% Democrat support 3% Independent support	Environmental Protection American Samoa Antigua And Barbuda Aquatic Ecology Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Caribbean Area Congressional Oversight
HB-2615	Federal	United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act This bill authorizes foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle), and requires the Department of State to devise strategies to address economic development, corruption, and other issues in those countries. It also requires reports on various related topics, including factors that drive migrants from those countries to the United States. A portion of the assistance authorized for the Northern Triangle shall be conditioned upon the receiving country taking various actions, including (1) informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the United States, (2) fighting human and drug trafficking, and (3) combatting corruption. The State Department shall devise strategies directed at the Northern Triangle region to (1) promote inclusive economic growth that addresses the underlying causes of poverty and inequality, (2) combat corruption, (3) strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and (4) improve security conditions through means such as the professionalization of security services. The State Department shall designate a Senior Rule of Law Advisor for the Northern Triangle. The State Department shall also devise a strategy to work with Mexico to strengthen its southern border. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to be involved in a significant act of corruption in a Northern Triangle country. Individuals who engage in such corruption shall be subject to property-blocking sanctions and barred from entering the United States. Democrat: 64% (25) Republican: 35% (14) 64% Democrat support 35% Republican support	International Affairs Asia Belize Central America Child Safety And Welfare China Computers And Information Technology Congressional Oversight Crime Prevention Crime Victims
HB-1865	Federal	National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act This bill provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2020; the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. In addition to providing appropriations, the bill includes legislation that extends several expiring programs and addresses a wide range of policy issues throughout the federal government. Democrat: 59% (181) Republican: 40% (123) Independent: 0% (1) 59% Democrat support 40% Republican support 0% Independent support	Finance And Financial Sector Currency Law Enforcement Officers Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers Economics And Public Finance Access Board Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Adoption And Foster Care Appropriations Architect Of The Capitol
HB-407	Federal	Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019 This bill authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a visa waiver program for nationals of certain countries to enter the U.S. Virgin Islands. Countries that are member or associate members of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), such as the Bahamas or Barbados, may be part of the visa waiver program. The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands may request additional countries be added to the program. An individual entering under the waiver program shall be a nonimmigrant visitor to the U.S. Virgin Islands for business or pleasure, and may stay for no longer than 30 days. Such an individual shall waive the right to appeal an immigration officer's determination of admissibility, and also waive the right to appeal a removal decision. DHS may implement the waiver program as to a country if it determines that it would not pose a welfare, safety, or security threat. DHS shall monitor the waiver program, and shall suspend the program as to any country if it determines that an unacceptable number of individuals from that country are remaining unlawfully or unlawfully entering other parts of the United States, seeking asylum or withholding of removal, or for other good cause. Democrat: 100% (1) 100% Democrat support	Immigration Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Anguilla Antigua And Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Caribbean Area
HB-187	Federal	Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017 This bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to establish a visa waiver program for the United States Virgin Islands for individuals who are a national of a country that is a member or an associate member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) listed in regulations under this Act and who apply for admission as a nonimmigrant business or pleasure visitor solely for entry into and stay in the United States Virgin Islands for not more than 30 days, if the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) determines that such waiver does not represent a threat to the welfare or security of the United States or its territories and commonwealths. DHS shall suspend the admission of nationals of a country if DHS determines that: (1) such admissions have resulted in an unacceptable number of visitors remaining unlawfully in the United States Virgin Islands, unlawfully obtaining entry to other parts of the United States, or seeking withholding of removal or asylum; or (2) visitors from such country pose a risk to law enforcement or security interests of the United States Virgin Islands or of the United States. DHS is authorized to suspend the program at any time, on a country-by-country basis, for other good cause. The bill provides for the addition of program countries. Democrat: 100% (6) 100% Democrat support	Immigration Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures Anguilla Antigua And Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Caribbean Area
HB-1813	Federal	Border Wall Funding Act of 2017 This bill amends the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to require a remittance transfer provider to collect from the sender a remittance fee of 2% of the U.S. dollar amount to be transferred to a recipient in Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Jamaica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Aruba, Curacao, the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Dominica, Martinique, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Barbados, Grenada, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay, or Argentina. Such fees shall be submitted to the Treasury to be expended for improving border security. By September 30, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau shall provide a system for remittance transfer providers to: (1) submit such fees, and (2) retain a portion of such fees to cover administrative costs. The bill establishes penalties for individuals who, with intent to evade such fee, request or facilitate an initial transfer of such remittance to a recipient located in a different country. Countries that aid or harbor an individual conspiring to avoid the fee shall be ineligible to receive foreign assistance or participate in the visa waiver program or any other programs at the discretion of the Departments of Homeland Security, Treasury, and State. Republican: 100% (14) 100% Republican support	International Affairs Anguilla Antigua And Barbuda Argentina Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Border Security And Unlawful Immigration Brazil

Title: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2583

Subjects: International Affairs, Abortion, Afghanistan, Africa, African Development Foundation, Appropriations, Arab-israeli Relations, Arms Control And Nonproliferation, Arms Control And Nonproliferation, Asia

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: S.2583

Republican: 100% (1)

Title: Extinction Prevention Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2918

Subjects: Environmental Protection, American Samoa, Antigua And Barbuda, Aquatic Ecology, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Caribbean Area, Congressional Oversight

Democrat: 96% (26) Independent: 3% (1)

Title: United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-2615

Subjects: International Affairs, Asia, Belize, Central America, Child Safety And Welfare, China, Computers And Information Technology, Congressional Oversight, Crime Prevention, Crime Victims

Democrat: 64% (25) Republican: 35% (14)

Title: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-1865

Subjects: Finance And Financial Sector, Currency, Law Enforcement Officers, Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers, Economics And Public Finance, Access Board, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Adoption And Foster Care, Appropriations, Architect Of The Capitol

Democrat: 59% (181) Republican: 40% (123) Independent: 0% (1)

Title: Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2019

Session: US Congress 116th Congress

Number: HB-407

Subjects: Immigration, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Area

Democrat: 100% (1)

Title: Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-187

Subjects: Immigration, Administrative Law And Regulatory Procedures, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Caribbean Area

Democrat: 100% (6)

Title: Border Wall Funding Act of 2017

Session: US Congress 2017-2018 115th Congress

Number: HB-1813

Subjects: International Affairs, Anguilla, Antigua And Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Border Security And Unlawful Immigration, Brazil

Republican: 100% (14)

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