Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. [HCR-71]
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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027. Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2018 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2019-FY2027. TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS Subtitle A--Budgetary Levels in Both Houses (Sec. 1101) Recommends levels and amounts for FY2018-FY2027 for: federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, and debt held by the
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HCR-71: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027.
Sponsored by: Rep. Diane Black
Mrs. Black Moved That The House Agree To The Senate Amendment. (consideration: Cr H8230-8254) on 10/26/2017
You have voted HCR-71: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2018 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2019 through 2027..
Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 [S.1595]
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Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018 This bill amends the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose specified sanctions on: (1) foreign persons that knowingly assist in or provide support for fund raising or recruitment activities for Hizballah; (2) agencies of foreign governments that provide Hizballah with financial support, arms, or other assistance; and (3) Hizballah by reason of its narcotics trafficking and significant transnational criminal activities. The bill prescribes reporting requirements
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S.1595: Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 115-272. on 10/25/2018
Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act [HB-3342]
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Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act (Sec. 2) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields. (Sec. 3) The President shall submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of: each foreign person that is a member of Hizballah or Hamas or is knowingly acting on behalf of Hizballah or Hamas and knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, and each foreign person or agency
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HB-3342: Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas Suozzi
Signed By President. on 12/21/2018
Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017 [S.1591]
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Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017 This bill requires the President to: (1) submit to Congress a list of financial institutions that are providing financial or banking support to the government of North Korea; (2) impose specified financial and asset blocking sanctions on an institution that has knowingly engaged in such conduct, and (3) impose specified civil penalties upon a U.S. institution based upon whether it has taken steps to prevent a recurrence of such conduct. The President: (1) may suspend, renew, or
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S.1591: Otto Warmbier Banking Restrictions Involving North Korea Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. Hearings Printed: S.hrg. 115-161. on 01/30/2018
North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017 [S.1562]
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North Korean Enablers Accountability 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) impose specified
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S.1562: North Korean Enablers Accountability Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 07/13/2017
HR-442: Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to President Trump's financial connections to Russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gregory Meeks
Reported Adversely By The Committee On Financial Services. H. Rept. 115-265. on 07/28/2017
You have voted HR-442: Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to President Trump's financial connections to Russia, certain illegal financial schemes, and related information..
Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 [HB-3203]
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Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017 This bill directs the Departments of State, Defense, and Treasury and the Director of National Intelligence to submit a strategy every two years for deterring conventional and asymmetric Iranian activities that threaten the United States and key allies. The President shall impose specified sanctions against: (1) any person that materially contributes to Iran's ballistic missile or weapons of mass destruction programs, and (2) Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and affiliated foreign persons.
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HB-3203: Countering Iran's Destabilizing Activities Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steny Hoyer
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/24/2017
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 [HB-3180]
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Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 TITLE I-- INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES (Sec. 101) This bill authorizes FY2018 appropriations for the conduct of intelligence and intelligence-related activities in the: Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA); Department of Defense (DOD);Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA); National Security Agency (NSA); Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; Coast Guard; Departments of State, the Treasury, Energy (DOE), Justice (DOJ), and Homeland Security (DHS);
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HB-3180: Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Sponsored by: Sen. Adam Schiff
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Select Committee On Intelligence. on 07/31/2017
Iran and Hizballah Western Hemisphere Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-3118]
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Iran and Hizballah Western Hemisphere Prevention Act of 2017 This bill declares it to be U.S. policy to prevent further penetration of Iran and Hizballah into the Western Hemisphere and to prioritize diplomatic efforts to engage countries in the hemisphere to disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks operating in the region. The Department of State shall submit a strategy to prevent hostile activities by Iran and disrupt and degrade Hizballah's illicit networks in the hemisphere. The President shall instruct the State Department to prioritize
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HB-3118: Iran and Hizballah Western Hemisphere Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Lieu
Referred To The Subcommittee On Middle East And North Africa. on 09/05/2017
HR-421: Urging the Administration to develop more effective and timely responses to famine in Africa, especially efforts to end the conflicts in South Sudan, Nigeria, and other countries that cause or exacerbate famine.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E1015-1016) on 07/19/2017
You have voted HR-421: Urging the Administration to develop more effective and timely responses to famine in Africa, especially efforts to end the conflicts in South Sudan, Nigeria, and other countries that cause or exacerbate famine..
United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 [HB-2966]
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United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017 This bill repeals the embargo on trade with Cuba. The bill: (1) makes ineffective certain prohibitions on exports to Cuba; (2) extends nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations) to Cuban products; (3) prohibits regulation or banning of travel to and from Cuba, or of any transactions incident to such travel, by U.S. citizens or residents; and (4) repeals the President's authority to continue direct restrictions on trade with Cuba. The President shall take steps necessary to: (1) conduct negotiations
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HB-2966: United States-Cuba Normalization Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Cohen
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 06/29/2017
Combating BDS Act of 2017 [HB-2856]
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Combating BDS Act of 2017 This bill allows a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, prohibit investment of its assets in, or restrict contracting with: (1) an entity that engages in a commerce- or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; or (2) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such an entity. Such measures are not preempted by federal law. A state or local government that seeks to adopt or enforce
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HB-2856: Combating BDS Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 06/08/2017
No Russian DACHA Act No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act [HB-2798]
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No Russian DACHA Act No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act This bill prohibits the President from allowing access by the government of the Russian Federation or its personnel to Russian-owned diplomatic facilities and properties at Pioneer Point in Centreville, Maryland, and in Upper Brookville, New York. Before taking any action to waive or otherwise limit the application of such prohibition, the President must submit to specified congressional committees and the majority and minority leaders of the House of Representatives
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HB-2798: No Russian DACHA Act No Russian Diplomatic Access to Compounds Here in America Act
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 06/07/2017
Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017 [HB-2658]
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Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of State to work through nongovernmental organizations to provide public health commodities, basic food commodities, and related technical assistance to Venezuela. The State Department shall submit a multi-year strategy to Congress that: (1) describes how the United States will secure international support for the provision of humanitarian assistance to Venezuela, and (2) identifies governments that will provide financial and technical
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HB-2658: Venezuela Humanitarian Assistance and Defense of Democratic Governance Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 12/11/2017
Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 [HB-2712]
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Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017 This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to prevent Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, or any affiliate or successor from accessing its international support networks. The President shall report to Congress for up to three years identifying foreign persons, agencies, or instrumentalities that knowingly and materially assist any such organization. The President shall impose two or more of the following sanctions on an identified person, agency, or instrumentality, including
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HB-2712: Palestinian International Terrorism Support Prevention Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/15/2017
POISE Act Prevention and Oversight of Intelligence Sharing with Enemies Act [HB-2645]
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POISE Act Prevention and Oversight of Intelligence Sharing with Enemies Act This bill amends the National Security Act of 1947 to require the President to provide the congressional intelligence committees with information about any disclosure of top secret information to a foreign country's government official, agent, or representative if the foreign country is a state sponsor of terrorism or is subject to economic sanctions by the United States. "Top secret" applies to information that when subject to unauthorized disclosure could be reasonably
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HB-2645: POISE Act Prevention and Oversight of Intelligence Sharing with Enemies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Johnson
Introduced In House on 05/24/2017