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End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act [HB-1415]
End Neglected Tropical Diseases Act This bill 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. The NTDs Program of the U.S. Agency for International Development must incorporate specified priorities, including: (1) conducting monitoring and evaluation of program investments, (2) including morbidity management in treatment plans,
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Comstock
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/15/2017
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Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act [HB-1299]
Berta Caceres Human Rights in Honduras Act This bill prohibits funds from being made available to Honduras for the police or military (including for equipment and training), and directs the Department of the Treasury to instruct U.S. representatives at multilateral development banks to vote against any loans for the police or military of Honduras, until the Department of States certifies that the government of Honduras has: prosecuted members of the military and police for human rights violations and ensured that such violations have ceased; established
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Introduced In House on 03/02/2017
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International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-1221]
International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace Authorization Act of 2017 This bill urges the President to make every effort, in conjunction with the government of Israel, the Palestinian Authority, and the international community, to establish an International Fund for Israeli-Palestinian Peace to promote and support contact, cooperation, dialogue, shared community building, peaceful coexistence, joint economic development, and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians. The bill authorizes appropriations for U.S. contributions to the fund
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Sponsored by: Rep. Yvette Clarke
Introduced In House on 02/27/2017
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Trafficking In Persons Report Integrity Act [S.377]
Trafficking In Persons Report Integrity Act This bill amends the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to revise provisions regarding the Department of State's determination of whether countries are meeting the minimum standards for elimination of human trafficking, including provisions regarding: (1) the State Department's annual Trafficking in Persons Report, (2) additional requirements for meeting minimum standards, (3) actions against governments failing to meet minimum standards, (4) the tier ranking process for meeting such standards,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Rob Portman
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/14/2017
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Stop Terrorist Operational Resources and Money Act [S.358]
Stop Terrorist Operational Resources and Money Act This bill expresses the sense of Congress regarding the importance of the United States and its partners curtailing the financial resources of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The President may designate a country as a Jurisdiction of Terrorism Financing Concern if the President determines that government officials know, or should know, that activities are taking place within the country that substantially finance the operations of, or acts of international terrorism by, foreign
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/13/2017
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North American Development Bank Improvement and General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2017 [HB-882]
North American Development Bank Improvement and General Capital Increase Authorization Act of 2017 This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to subscribe to 150,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the North American Development Bank. The U.S. government shall support the financing of projects related to: natural gas, including natural gas pipelines and combined cycle power plants, with major emphasis on cross-border energy distribution and consumption and the energy security of the United States and Mexico; and the expansion
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Sponsored by: Rep. Al Green
Introduced In House on 02/06/2017
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READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act [HB-601]
READ Act Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act DIVISION A--REINFORCING EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY IN DEVELOPMENT ACT Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act or the READ Act (Sec. 3) Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to state that it shall be U.S. policy to work with partner countries, other donors, multilateral institutions, the private sector, and nongovernmental and civil society organizations (including faith-based organizations and organizations that represent teachers, students, and parents) to promote
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Sponsored by: Rep. Nita Lowey
Pursuant To The Provisions Of S. Con. Res. 24, Enrollment Corrections On H.r. 601 Have Been Made. on 09/08/2017
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Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017 [HB-1918]
Nicaraguan Investment Conditionality Act (NICA) of 2017 (Sec. 4) This bill directs the President to instruct the U.S. Executive Director at each international financial institution to use U.S. influence to oppose any loan for the government of Nicaragua's benefit, other than for basic human needs or to promote democracy, unless the Department of State certifies that Nicaragua is taking effective steps to: hold free elections overseen by credible domestic and international electoral observers; promote democracy and an independent judicial system
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Became Public Law No: 115-335. on 12/20/2018