EQUITABLE Act Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges Act [S.1731]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Generally restricts the use of a foreign public accounting firm by a foreign issuer of securities. The bill requires certain disclosures from a foreign issuer of securities that uses, for its required audit report to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), a foreign public accounting firm that is not subject to inspection by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. If an issuer uses such a foreign public accounting firm, the issuer is generally prohibited from listing its securities on a national securities exchange. Specifically, an
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S.1731: EQUITABLE Act Ensuring Quality Information and Transparency for Abroad-Based Listings on our Exchanges Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 06/05/2019
SR-228: A resolution supporting measures taken by the Government of Taiwan to deter, or if so compelled, defeat, aggression by the Government of the People's Republic of China.
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/04/2019
You have voted SR-228: A resolution supporting measures taken by the Government of Taiwan to deter, or if so compelled, defeat, aggression by the Government of the People's Republic of China..
North Korea Policy Oversight Act of 2019 [S.1658]
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[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Requires additional reports and briefings related to North Korea. The Department of State shall periodically report to Congress on diplomatic engagement with and by North Korea. The bill contains various additional reporting requirements, such as for the President to report a detailed strategy for implementing certain policies related to achieving North Korea's denuclearization. The State Department shall brief Congress after each high-level U.S.-North Korea diplomatic talk. The President shall notify Congress no later than five days after entering
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S.1658: North Korea Policy Oversight Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/23/2019
North Korea Policy Oversight Act of 2019 [HB-2949]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Requires additional reports and briefings related to North Korea. The Department of State shall periodically report to Congress on diplomatic engagement with and by North Korea. The bill contains various additional reporting requirements, such as for the President to report a detailed strategy for implementing certain policies related to achieving North Korea's denuclearization. The State Department shall brief Congress after each high-level U.S.-North Korea diplomatic talk. The President shall notify Congress no later than five days after entering
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HB-2949: North Korea Policy Oversight Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Pascrell
Introduced In House on 05/23/2019
SR-221: A resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the intensifying repression and human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party and the use of surveillance by Chinese authorities, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S3268) on 06/05/2019
You have voted SR-221: A resolution recognizing the 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the intensifying repression and human rights violations by the Chinese Communist Party and the use of surveillance by Chinese authorities, and for other purposes..
South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019 [S.1634]
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[Trade ]
[Defense ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
Imposes sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that participate in certain activities related to China's territorial disputes in the South China Sea and East China Sea and addresses other related issues. The President shall impose property-blocking and visa-denial sanctions on Chinese persons and entities that (1) contribute to development projects in parts of the South China Sea contested by a member country of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or (2) engage in actions or policies that threaten the peace or stability in disputed South
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S.1634: South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/23/2019
Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019 [S.1678]
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[Trade ]
[National Security ]
Requires the Department of State to annually report to Congress on steps the State Department has taken to help strengthen Taiwan's diplomatic relationships and partnerships around the world. (Taiwan is self-governing, but China considers it a renegade province and has taken actions to encourage countries and international organizations to limit or cut off relations with Taiwan.)
S.1678: Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Became Public Law No: 116-135. (txt | Pdf) on 03/26/2020
United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019 [S.1625]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
A bill to promote the deployment of commercial fifth-generation mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications providers in the United States regarding security risks to the networks of those providers, and for other purposes.
S.1625: United States 5G Leadership Act of 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Ordered To Be Reported With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute Favorably. on 07/24/2019
Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020 [S.1589]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Science ]
[Energy ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Defense ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Authorizes various intelligence-related activities for FY2018-FY2020 and contains other intelligence-related provisions. The bill's provisions include increasing the maximum amount of voluntary separation pay for Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employees; providing 12 weeks of paid parental leave for civilian intelligence community employees for the birth or adoption of a child, subject to various limitations; allowing an intelligence community employee who has been subjected to a possible prohibited personnel action to submit a claim to the inspector
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S.1589: Damon Paul Nelson and Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018, 2019, and 2020
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 116-47. Additional Views Filed. on 06/11/2019
Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Act [HB-2903]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Limits the investments of the International Stock Index Investment Fund (I Fund) under the Thrift Savings Plan. Specifically, it prohibits the I Fund from investing in any entity based in a peer or near-peer competitor nation, including China or Russia.
HB-2903: Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Introduced In House on 05/22/2019
Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Act [HB-2903]
[Finance ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Pensions ]
[Retirement ]
Limits the investments of the International Stock Index Investment Fund (I Fund) under the Thrift Savings Plan. Specifically, it prohibits the I Fund from investing in any entity based in a peer or near-peer competitor nation, including China or Russia.
HB-2903: Blocking Investment In Our Adversaries Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert J. Wittman
Introduced In House on 05/22/2019
HR-393: Remembering the victims of the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in China and around the world.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Mr. Malinowski Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 06/04/2019
You have voted HR-393: Remembering the victims of the violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China on June 3 and 4, 1989, and calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to respect the universally recognized human rights of all people living in China and around the world..
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839]
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[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
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
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HB-2839: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-78, By Mrs. Lowey. on 05/20/2019
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2839]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Trade ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[National Security ]
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
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HB-2839: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
The House Committee On Appropriations Reported An Original Measure, H. Rept. 116-78, By Mrs. Lowey. on 05/20/2019
ZTE Theft Act Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act [HB-2841]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Crime ]
Imposes certain requirements on Chinese telecommunications, software, and electronics companies that were denied export privileges on or after a certain date. Such a company shall be eligible for export privileges only if it certifies to the Department of Justice that it will (1) abide by all U.S. laws, (2) not engage in cyber espionage, and (3) not infringe intellectual property. To obtain export privilege eligibility, the company shall also establish with the Department of the Treasury a $2.5 billion account to pay any patent infringement judgments
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HB-2841: ZTE Theft Act Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 06/26/2019
Richard Lugar Nonproliferation and Arms Control Legacy Resolution [HCR-39]
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[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
This concurrent resolution (1) specifies that the United States should encourage all parties to the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons to comply with it fully, (2) encourages the United States to engage with Russia on strategic stability issues and other arms control and nonproliferation issues, and (3) condemns Russia's nonadherence to its treaty obligations regarding intermediate-range and shorter-range missiles.
HCR-39: Richard Lugar Nonproliferation and Arms Control Legacy Resolution
Sponsored by: Rep. Gwen Moore
Introduced In House on 05/15/2019
Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [S.1498]
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[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a strategy to achieve aggregate net zero energy by non-operational sources by no later than December 31, 2029. The term "net zero energy" means a reduction in overall energy use, maximized energy efficiency, implementation of energy recovery and cogeneration capabilities, and an offset of the remaining demand for energy with production of energy from onsite renewable energy sources. Annual DOD budget submissions must include an item for climate-related adaptation and mitigation, as well as an estimate
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S.1498: Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Armed Services. on 05/15/2019
Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act [HB-2759]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Climate Change ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to provide a strategy to achieve aggregate net zero energy by non-operational sources by no later than December 31, 2029. The term "net zero energy" means a reduction in overall energy use, maximized energy efficiency, implementation of energy recovery and cogeneration capabilities, and an offset of the remaining demand for energy with production of energy from onsite renewable energy sources. Annual DOD budget submissions must include an item for climate-related adaptation and mitigation, as well as an estimate
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HB-2759: Department of Defense Climate Resiliency and Readiness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Readiness. on 05/16/2019
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020 [HB-2740]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Defense ]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[International ]
[Education ]
[Water ]
[Human Services ]
[Military ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department
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HB-2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020
Sponsored by: Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro
Motion To Proceed To Measure Considered In Senate. on 10/31/2019
You have voted HB-2740: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Defense, State, Foreign Operations, and Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2020.