International Affairs
US Congress 119th Congress
To abolish the United States Agency for International Development. [HB-1029]
[International ]
[Budget and Spending ]
To abolish the United States Agency for International Development.
Sponsored by: Rep. Andy Biggs
Introduced In House on 02/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Physicians - Licensing - Internationally Trained Physicians [HB-1199]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Immigration ]
Authorizing the State Board of Physicians, beginning October 1, 2027, to issue a license to practice medicine to an internationally trained physician under certain circumstances; requiring the Board to adopt regulations establishing minimum qualifications and application fees and to provide a pathway to full licensure; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Hearing 4/07 At 11:30 A.m. on 04/05/2025
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RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act [S.384]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
A bill to prohibit the use of materials that use the term "West Bank", and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Cotton
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/04/2025
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the military of Burma. [HR-106]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Military ]
[National Security ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an arms embargo against the military of Burma.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Submitted In House on 02/04/2025
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Expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces. [HR-100]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Expressing support for the continued value of arms control agreements and negotiated constraints on Russian and Chinese strategic nuclear forces.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Quigley
Submitted In House on 02/04/2025
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Combating International Islamophobia Act [HB-959]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
To establish in the Department of State the Office to Monitor and Combat Islamophobia, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 02/04/2025
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Affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran. [HR-105]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
Affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran.
Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Submitted In House on 02/04/2025
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Non-Recognition of Russian Annexation of Ukrainian Territory Act [HB-947]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
To prohibit the United States Government from recognizing the Russian Federation's claim of sovereignty over any portion of the sovereign territory of Ukraine, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steny Hoyer
Introduced In House on 02/04/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gaming – Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [HB-1140]
[Gaming ]
Prohibiting a person from operating, conducting, or promoting online sweepstakes games or supporting the operation, conducting, or promotion of online sweepstakes games; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to deny certain license applications and revoke certain licenses under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission from issuing a license to certain persons or allowing the person to commence or continue operations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing Canceled on 03/05/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Gaming - Prohibition of Online Sweepstakes Games and Revenue From Illegal Markets [SB-860]
[Gaming ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Crime ]
Prohibiting a person from operating, conducting, or promoting online sweepstakes games or supporting the operation, conducting, or promotion of online sweepstakes games; requiring the State Lottery and Gaming Control Agency to deny certain license applications and revoke certain licenses under certain circumstances; prohibiting the State Lottery and Gaming Control Commission from issuing a license to certain persons or allowing the person to commence or continue operations under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Paul Corderman
Referred Ways And Means on 03/13/2025
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RECOGNIZING Judea and Samaria Act Retiring the Egregious Confusion Over the Genuine Name of Israel’s Zone of Influence by Necessitating Government-use of Judea and Samaria Act [HB-902]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
To prohibit the use of materials that use the term "West Bank", and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Elise Stefanik
Introduced In House on 01/31/2025
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CCP IP Act Combatting China’s Pilfering of Intellectual Property Act [S.330]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Economic Development ]
A bill to impose sanctions with respect to persons that operate in a sector of the economy of the People's Republic of China in which the person has engaged in a pattern of significant theft of the intellectual property of a United States person, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Curtis
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 01/30/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Use of Nuclear Weapons [HJR-6]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Stating that the General Assembly joins certain other state legislative bodies, counties, and municipalities in passing a Back from the Brink resolution on reducing the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons; urging members of the State's Congressional Delegation to cosponsor a certain federal resolution related to the use of nuclear weapons; and urging the U.S. President and the U.S. Senate to endorse the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Hearing 3/03 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/26/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Use of Nuclear Weapons [SJR-4]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Stating that the General Assembly joins certain other state legislative bodies, counties, and municipalities in passing a Back from the Brink resolution on reducing the possibility of the use of nuclear weapons; urging members of the State's Congressional Delegation to cosponsor a certain federal resolution related to the use of nuclear weapons; and urging the U.S. President and the U.S. Senate to endorse the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/05/2025
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A resolution affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran. [SR-43]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
A resolution affirming the threats to world stability from a nuclear weapons-capable Islamic Republic of Iran.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lindsey Graham
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. (text: Cr S485-486) on 01/29/2025
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Condemning the Government of Mexico for failing to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande. [HR-71]
[Water ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
Condemning the Government of Mexico for failing to fulfill its water deliveries on an annual basis to the United States under the treaty between the United States and Mexico regarding the utilization of the Colorado and Tijuana Rivers and of the Rio Grande.
Sponsored by: Rep. Randy Weber
Submitted In House on 01/28/2025
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Condemning the fraudulent January 2025 Belarusian presidential election and the Lukashenka regime's continued autocratic rule, calling for continued support for the people of Belarus who seek a democratic future, and calling for free and fair elections in Belarus in line with international standards. [HR-73]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[Elections ]
Condemning the fraudulent January 2025 Belarusian presidential election and the Lukashenka regime's continued autocratic rule, calling for continued support for the people of Belarus who seek a democratic future, and calling for free and fair elections in Belarus in line with international standards.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus
Submitted In House on 01/28/2025
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Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act [HB-764]
[International ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Health ]
To prohibit the application of certain restrictive eligibility requirements to foreign nongovernmental organizations with respect to the provision of assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 01/28/2025
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Stop Chinese Fentanyl Act of 2025 [HB-747]
[International ]
[Crime ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To impose sanctions with respect to Chinese producers of synthetic opioids and opioid precursors, to hold Chinese officials accountable for the spread of illicit fentanyl, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Garland Barr
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held on 04/09/2025
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Maryland 2025 Regular Session
Maryland Medical Practice Act and Maryland Physician Assistants Act - Revisions [HB-776]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Repealing obsolete and redundant language in, clarifying language in, and making language consistent across certain provisions of law governing the State Board of Physicians and the regulation of physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; altering certain licensure requirements; altering the grounds for discipline for physicians, physician assistants, and allied health professionals; authorizing the Board to impose a civil penalty for a certain report made in bad faith; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 676 on 05/20/2025