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Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019 [HB-31]
Establishes additional sanctions and financial restrictions on institutions and individuals related to the conflict in Syria. The Department of the Treasury shall determine whether the Central Bank of Syria is a financial institution of primary money laundering concern. If so, Treasury shall impose one or more special measures, such as requiring domestic financial institutions to maintain additional records on transactions involving the bank. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons that (1) provide significant support or engage in
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United Nations Voting Accountability Act of 2019 [HB-28]
Prohibits giving assistance, such as various types of economic support or military training, to countries that oppose U.S. positions on more than 50 percent of the recorded votes in the most recent United Nations session. A country may be exempted if there has been a fundamental change in leadership and policies and the Department of State determines that the country will no longer oppose the U.S. position. The President may exempt a country for U.S. national security interests.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
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Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019 [S.1]
Authorizes assistance and weapons transfers to Israel, extends defense cooperation with Jordan, establishes additional sanctions related to the conflict in Syria, and allows states to divest from entities boycotting Israel. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2019 The bill reauthorizes through FY2028 Foreign Military Financing to Israel. It extends loan guarantees to Israel through FY2023 and authorizes the President to transfer precision-guided munitions to the country. The bill directs the President
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International Violence Against Women Act of 2017 [S.2120]
International Violence Against Women Act of 2017 This bill establishes in the Department of State an Office of Global Women's Issues which shall be headed by an Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. The Ambassador-at-Large shall: (1) coordinate U.S. government efforts regarding gender equality and the advancement of women and girls in foreign policy, and (2) develop or update periodically a U.S. global strategy to prevent and respond to violence against women and girls. The bill establishes in the U.S. Agency for International Development
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Global Brain Health Act of 2017 [HB-4621]
Global Brain Health Act of 2017 This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Global Autism Assistance Program to: (1) support activities by nongovernmental organizations and other service providers focused on autism in developing countries, and (2) establish a "teach the teachers" program to train health and education professionals working with such children. The President may provide assistance to support a network of trained medical practitioners to treat hydrocephalus in children at pediatric hospitals
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Procure PGMS For Israel Act [HB-4707]
Procure PGMS For Israel Act This bill authorizes the President to: (1) conduct a joint assessment with the government of Israel regarding Israel's precision guided munitions needs in a sustained armed confrontation with Hezbollah, and (2) add precision guided munitions to war reserve stocks in Israel and to transfer such munitions to Israel for rocket defense in the likely possibility of a sustained Israeli-Hezbollah conflict. Prior to any such transfer the President must certify to Congress that the transfer does not harm U.S. combat readiness
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A joint resolution supporting a Diplomatic Solution in Yemen and Condemning the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [SJR-69]
A joint resolution supporting a Diplomatic Solution in Yemen and Condemning the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This joint resolution expresses the Senate's belief that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It criticizes Saudi Arabia's cooperation with, and military equipment purchases from, Russia and China as challenges to the country's long-term relationship with the United States. The joint resolution calls for an immediate cease-fire in the civil war in Yemen and for the two
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Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018 [HB-7285]
Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018
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LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 [S.1901]
LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3)
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Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018 [HB-7228]
Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act of 2018
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No Arms Sales to Iran Act [HB-4498]
No Arms Sales to Iran Act This bill prohibits military assistance or military export licenses from being provided to a country that engages in U.N.-restricted arms transfers to or activity with Iran. The President may waive such prohibitions if in the U.S. national interest.
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Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh. [HR-1169]
Reaffirming the commitment of the United States to promote free, fair, transparent and credible elections in Bangladesh.
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Taiwan Security Act of 2017 [HB-4288]
Taiwan Security Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) to carry out a program of exchanges of senior military officers and senior officials between the United States and Taiwan that are designed to improve military relations. Exchanges should focus on: threat analysis; military doctrine; force planning; logistical support; intelligence collection and analysis; operational tactics, techniques, and procedures; humanitarian assistance and disaster relief; and civil-military relations. Such exchanges should be conducted in the
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Condemning the Assad regime and its backers for their continued support of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria. [HR-1165]
Condemning the Assad regime and its backers for their continued support of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Syria.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Ukraine, and for other purposes. [HR-1162]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to Ukraine, and for other purposes.
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Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 [S.3652]
Saudi Arabia Accountability and Yemen Act of 2018 This bill suspends certain weapons transfers to Saudi Arabia. It also imposes sanctions on individuals for various activities related to the civil war in Yemen and for involvement in the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The United States may not authorize transfers to Saudi Arabia of missiles, ammunition, ground vehicles, aircraft, or other weapons that fall within Categories III, IV, VII, or VIII of the U.S. Munitions List. The prohibitions do not apply to ground-based missile
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To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes. [HB-7082]
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia, and for other purposes.
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that to promote global religious freedom and freedom of expression, United States foreign aid should not be directed to countries that enforce blasphemy laws. [HR-1132]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that to promote global religious freedom and freedom of expression, United States foreign aid should not be directed to countries that enforce blasphemy laws. Affirms that the enforcement of blasphemy laws is incompatible with the moral principles of the United States. Urges foreign governments to repeal such laws and release persons who have been imprisoned for blasphemy.
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To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia pending a determination by the Secretary of State regarding the status of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes. [HB-7070]
To prohibit the provision of United States security assistance to the Government of Saudi Arabia pending a determination by the Secretary of State regarding the status of Jamal Khashoggi, and for other purposes.