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Celebrating the heritage of Romani Americans. [HR-292] [Human Rights ] [Arts and Culture ] [Race and Civil Rights ]
This resolution expresses remembrance for the genocide of Roma by Nazi Germany and its Axis partners and commemorates the 75th anniversary of the destruction of the "Gypsy Family Camp" where Romani people were interned at Auschwitz. The resolution commends the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum for its role in promoting the remembrance of the Holocaust and education about the genocide of Roma. The resolution also expresses support for International Roma Day as an opportunity to honor the culture, history, and heritage of the Romani people in the United (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alcee Hastings Re-referred To The Subcommittee For Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 02/04/2020

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Recognizing that contributions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are vital to United States national security. [HR-291] [Defense ] [International ] [Military ] [National Security ]
This resolutions lauds the contributions of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to advancing U.S. national security interests and recognizes that continued U.S. leadership in NATO is essential to fulfilling the organization's core tasks.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Introduced In House on 04/04/2019

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A concurrent resolution reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act. [SCR-13] [International ] [Defense ] [National Security ] [Military ]
This concurrent resolution affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances will remain cornerstones of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. It encourages increasing engagement between the United States and Taiwan and states that the President should conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan. (The United States made the Six Assurances to Taiwan in 1982, stating that it will not pressure Taiwan to negotiate with China and that it has not agreed to consult with China prior to any arms sales to Taiwan.)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship. on 05/20/2019

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A resolution condemning the Government of the Philippines for its continued detention of Senator Leila De Lima, calling for her immediate release, and for other purposes. [SR-142] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
This resolution (1) condemns the government of the Philippines for the state-sanctioned extrajudicial killings in its War on Drugs, (2) condemns the government's detention of human rights defenders and Senator Leila De Lima and its harassment of journalists; and (3) calls on the U.S. president to impose sanctions on specified Philippine officials and ensure that human rights conditions in the Philippines are consistent with requirements for security assistance.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Resolution Agreed To In Senate With An Amendment And An Amended Preamble By Voice Vote. (consideration: Cr S79-80; Text: Cr S79-80) on 01/08/2020

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A resolution urging the establishment of a Cyber League of Indo-Pacific States to address cyber threats. [SR-140] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [International ] [National Security ] [Defense ]
This resolution urges the President to negotiate a treaty with partners in the Indo-Pacific to ensure a free and open Internet without economically damaging cyberattacks. The treaty shall include the creation of an Information Sharing Analysis Center to monitor and mitigate cyber threats for parties to the treaty.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Christopher Coons Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text: Cr S2243-2244) on 04/03/2019

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Reaffirming the United States commitment to Taiwan and to the implementation of the Taiwan Relations Act. [HR-273] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Military ]
This resolution affirms that the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances will remain cornerstones of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship. It encourages increasing engagement between the United States and Taiwan and states that the President should conduct regular transfers of defense articles to Taiwan. (The United States made the Six Assurances to Taiwan in 1982, stating that it will not pressure Taiwan to negotiate with China and that it has not agreed to consult with China prior to any arms sales to Taiwan.)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs Mr. Sires Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 05/07/2019

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Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 [HB-2002] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Military ]
Directs the Department of State to review its guidance governing U.S.-Taiwan relations and to reissue such guidance to the relevant executive branch departments and agencies. It also directs the State Department to report to Congress on the results of the review and on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act, which states that it is U.S. policy to allow and encourage engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese officials. The bill states that Taiwan is an important part of U.S. strategy in the region and urges the United States to conduct regular transfers (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/08/2019

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Protecting NATO Skies Act of 2019 [S.922] [Defense ] [International ] [National Security ] [Aerospace ] [Military ]
Prohibits the transfer of an F-35 aircraft to Turkey and various activities related to such a transfer. The prohibition may be waived if the President certifies to Congress that Turkey does not intend to accept delivery of the S-400 air defense system, which Turkey has agreed to buy from Russia.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/28/2019

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A concurrent resolution recognizing that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei and ZTE pose serious threats to the national security of the United States and its allies. [SCR-10] [Telecommunications ] [National Security ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Cybersecurity ] [International ] [Defense ]
This concurrent resolution recognizes Chinese telecommunications companies, specifically Huawei and ZTE, as significant threats to national security. The resolution calls on the United States and its allies to limit the risks associated with use of these companies' products, primarily by identifying effective and reliable alternatives.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Risch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And With An Amended Preamble. Without Written Report. on 07/09/2019

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Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 [S.938] [Family-Related Legislation ] [International ] [Children and Youth ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ]
Directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual report to Congress on intercountry adoptions. The reports shall contain (1) a list of countries that have laws that prevent or prohibit adoptions by American parents, (2) various information related to such prohibitions, and (3) what steps the State Department has taken to help such countries reopen intercountry adoptions.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/28/2019

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Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019 [HB-1952] [Children and Youth ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Human Rights ] [International ]
Directs the Department of State to include additional information in its annual report to Congress on intercountry adoptions. The reports shall contain (1) a list of countries that have laws that prevent or prohibit adoptions by American parents; (2) various information related to such prohibitions; (3) what steps the State Department has taken to help such countries reopen intercountry adoptions; and (4) an assessment of the impact that certain fees have on families seeking to adopt international children, sibling groups, or children with disabilities.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Became Public Law No: 116-184. (txt | Pdf) on 10/30/2020

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Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act [S.925] [International ] [National Security ] [Trade ] [Human Rights ]
Expands sanctions and reporting requirements related to Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), a branch of the Iranian armed forces that the Department of State has designated as a foreign terrorist organization. The President shall identify foreign persons and entities that have conducted one or more sensitive transactions or activities related to the IRGC as well as entities owned or controlled by the IRGC and impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on them. The bill expands the definition of a "sensitive transaction or activity" to include (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/28/2019

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Berta Cáceres Human Rights in Honduras Act [HB-1945] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Law Enforcement ] [Military ] [National Security ] [Crime ]
Prohibits U.S. assistance to the police or military of Honduras. The Department of the Treasury shall instruct U.S. representatives of multilateral development banks to vote against providing loans to the Honduran police or military. The prohibition shall be lifted if the Department of State certifies to Congress that various conditions have been met, including that the Honduran government has (1) pursued all legal avenues to reach verdicts in specified crimes, such as the killings of indigenous land-rights activist Berta Caceres and of 100 small-farmer (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Introduced In House on 03/28/2019

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Repatriation Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-1958] [National Security ] [Immigration ] [International ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ]
Authorizes the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide foreign governments with financial assistance through FY2023 for operations to stop individuals who may pose a national security, border security, or terrorist threat to the United States. DHS and the Department of State shall jointly develop and implement such financial assistance.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael McCaul Referred To The Subcommittee On Border Security, Facilitation, And Operations. on 04/17/2019

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Cuba Agricultural Exports Act [HB-1898] [Agriculture ] [Trade ] [International ] [Food ]
Exempts from prohibitions against U.S. assistance to Cuba (1) any exports under the market access program, the export credit guarantee program, or the foreign market development cooperator program; and (2) any obligation or expenditure of funds to promote trade with Cuba by federal commodity promotion programs established in accordance with a commodity promotion law. This exemption shall not apply if the U.S. assistance recipient would be an entity controlled by the Cuban government, including the armed forces or the Ministry of the Interior. A (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Robin Kelly Referred To The Subcommittee On Livestock And Foreign Agriculture. on 04/26/2019

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands. [HR-259] [Human Rights ] [International ] [Religion ] [National Security ]
This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the United States should support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; and (2) the Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 06/20/2019

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Affirming United States support for the continued implementation of the Treaty of Peace between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel. [HR-258] [International ] [National Security ] [Military ]
This resolution recognizes the importance of the Treaty of Peace between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the State of Israel on the treaty's 40th anniversary. The resolution also expresses support for the Multinational Force and Observers, the peacekeeping organization that oversees the terms of the treaty.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East, North Africa And International Terrorism. on 04/02/2019

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A resolution condemning the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand, offering sincere condolences to all of the victims and their families, and expressing and standing in solidarity with the people and Government of New Zealand. [SR-124] [Human Rights ] [International ] [National Security ] [Religion ]
This resolution condemns the March 15, 2019, terrorist attacks on the Al Noor and Linwood mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, and expresses condolences to the victims and their families. It also calls on the U.S. government to redouble efforts to combat the spread of white supremacist terrorism.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Senate Committee On Foreign Relations Discharged By Unanimous Consent. on 03/28/2019

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A resolution observing the 25th Anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda. [SR-122] [Human Rights ] [International ]
This resolution observes the 25th Anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda and expresses solidarity with the people of Rwanda. The resolution also calls on the United States and the international community to focus attention on Rwanda's future and cooperate to prevent genocides globally.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Cory Booker Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/27/2019

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Strongly condemning the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offering condolences to the family and friends of the victims, and reaffirming solidarity with the people of India. [HR-261] [International ] [Human Rights ] [National Security ]
This resolution condemns the February 2019 terrorist attack in India, offers deepest condolences to the family and friends of the victims and to India, reaffirms solidarity with the Indian people, and reaffirms the U.S. commitment to working with the government of India to combat terrorism.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific And Nonproliferation. on 04/02/2019

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