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Green Climate Fund Authorization Act of 2019 [HB-4986]
Authorizes U.S. contributions to the Green Climate Fund, a fund established under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to finance projects to address climate change. Specifically, the bill authorizes contributions as necessary to (1) achieve the greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals under the Paris Agreement, and (2) exceed the commitment by developed countries to jointly mobilize $100 billion for climate financing each year.
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Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. [HR-654]
This resolution expresses support for meeting key goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, including achieving gender equality, ending extreme poverty, and improving public health. The resolution also states that the agenda's Sustainable Development Goals form a critical blueprint to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people can live in peace and prosperity by 2030.
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Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2019 [S.2680]
Imposes sanctions targeting Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and any affiliate or successor groups. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of each foreign person or instrumentality that knowingly assists, provides significant support or services to, or is involved in a significant transaction with a senior member or supporter of any of the targeted groups. The President shall impose two or more sanctions on the named persons. Specifically, such a person may be (1) denied credit and services from the Export-Import Bank, (2)
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A resolution affirming the importance of access to safe, quality education, including protection from attacks on education, for children in conflict settings. [SR-360]
This resolution condemns attacks on education settings, including violence against schools, sexual violence against children in schools, and recruitment of children into armed forces from schools. The resolution affirms U.S. government commitments to support education services for children affected by conflict and calls on the U.S. government to monitor attacks on education settings and to provide support for the inclusion of refugee children in host-country education systems.
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Promoting American National Security and Preventing the Resurgence of ISIS Act of 2019 [S.2641]
Requires the Department of State to develop a strategy to prevent the resurgence of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), authorizes humanitarian assistance for Syrian civilians, restricts arms sales to Turkey, and imposes sanctions against Turkey and Russia. As part of the strategy to prevent the resurgence of ISIS, the bill requires the State Department to report on (1) the Turkish incursion into Syria; (2) Turkey's participation in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; (3) the estimated net worth of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan;
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Libya Stabilization Act [HB-4644]
Provides for sanctions and assistance related to the conflict in Libya. The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person providing significant support to a militia or paramilitary group that is (1) knowingly threatening peace or stability in Libya, (2) knowingly engaging in the significant misappropriation or illicit exploitation of Libyan state assets or natural resources, or (3) responsible for or complicit in gross human rights violations in Libya. Such sanctions shall expire on December 31, 2024. The Department
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2583]
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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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2020 [S.2583]
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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Expressing profound concern about threats to human rights, the rule of law, democracy, and the environment in Brazil. [HR-594]
This resolution urges Brazil and the United States to investigate human rights abuses in Brazil and reduce deforestation of the Amazon. The resolution also calls on the United States to suspend military assistance to Brazil unless the Department of State determines that measures are being taken to ensure human rights.
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Safe from the Start Act of 2019 [HB-4092]
Directs the Department of State to direct U.S. foreign assistance to address humanitarian crises in a manner that aims to prevent and respond to gender-based violence at the onset of an emergency. Specifically, the State Department shall focus on (1) preventing gender-based violence, (2) protecting survivors of humanitarian crises from the onset of the emergency, (3) promoting standards and activities to prevent and respond to gender-based violence, and (4) advancing and empowering survivors and at-risk individuals. Activities shall include improving
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [S.2481]
Expands programs to address neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), which are infections caused by pathogens, including viruses, microbes, and helminths (parasitic worms), that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries. Examples include dengue, leprosy, and rabies. The bill sets forth certain priorities for the NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), including the coordination of program activities with other USAID development sectors regarding (1) education; (2)
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Fight Illicit Finance through Technical Assistance Act of 2019 [HB-4367]
Directs the Department of the Treasury to support increasing the use of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) administrative budget for technical assistance to help IMF members fight money laundering and funding for terrorism. The National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies shall report on such efforts.
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North American Development Bank’s Pollution Solution Act [HB-3895]
Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to purchase additional stock in the North American Development Bank and directs Treasury to advocate for the bank to support environmentally beneficial projects. Treasury shall advocate for the bank to (1) prioritize using the additional capital raised by the stock purchase to support environmentally beneficial infrastructure projects, and (2) streamline and accelerate such projects. Treasury shall vote to establish within the bank the U.S.-Mexico Border Public Health Trust Fund. The fund shall support environmental
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Otto Warmbier North Korea Nuclear Sanctions Act of 2019 [HB-4084]
Imposes financial sanctions and restrictions related to North Korea. The Department of the Treasury shall restrict correspondent and payable-through accounts that are used to facilitate significant transactions or provide services to sanctioned entities, specifically North Korean financial institutions, companies, and certain North Korean individuals, such as those named in certain executive orders. (Correspondent and payable-through accounts are often maintained by foreign financial institutions in U.S. banks to access the U.S. financial system.)
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Save Our Seas 2.0: Enhanced Global Engagement to Combat Marine Debris Act [S.2372]
Directs the Department of State and the President to make efforts to reduce marine debris. The State Department shall implement the U.S. policy to cooperate with foreign governments and the private sector to combat marine debris, which includes support for (1) strengthening systems for processing and reusing waste plastic, (2) developing and using reusable alternatives to disposable plastic products, and (3) deploying technology for capturing value from post-consumer materials and municipal solid waste streams. The President shall direct U.S. representatives
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SOS 2.0 Act Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [HB-3969]
To improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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Save Our Seas 2.0 Act [S.1982]
A bill to improve efforts to combat marine debris, and for other purposes.
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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [HB-3460]
States that it is U.S. policy to support a broad range of activities toward finding cost-effective treatment for, and eliminating, neglected tropical diseases in order to improve the economic and social well-being of all people. The bill defines neglected tropical diseases as those that disproportionately impact individuals living in extreme poverty, especially in developing countries, and includes Chagas disease, dengue fever, and leprosy.
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Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Permanent General Provisions Act of 2019 [S.1819]
Makes permanent various foreign relations-related provisions. These include a general requirement that expenditures under certain Department of State contracts for consulting services are made public; a general prohibition against providing certain types of foreign assistance to a country whose duly elected head of government has been deposed in a military coup d'etat, a country in default of certain U.S. government loans, or a country that supports international terrorism; a general prohibition against assistance by the Export-Import Bank or the
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