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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's continued participation in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) nations should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic cooperation and the rule of law. [HR-744]
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina has failed to meet its membership responsibilities in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20). Calls upon the President and the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the G20 governments to terminate Argentina's G20 participation until the President reports to Congress that Argentina has ended its defiance of international norms of economic relations and reestablished its commitment to the rule of law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 09/18/2014
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Strongly supporting the right of the people of Ukraine to freely determine their future, including their country's relationship with other nations and international organizations, without interference, intimidation, or coercion by other countries. [HR-726]
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Supports the right of the people of Ukraine to determine their future, including their country's relationship with other nations and international organizations, without interference or coercion by other countries. Calls on the President to work with nations around the world to reaffirm Ukraine's sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity and to refuse to recognize the Russian Federation's illegal annexation of Crimea. Condemns the Russian Federation's political, economic, and military aggression against Ukraine and the violation of
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Mr. Royce Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution. on 09/17/2014
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Welcoming African leaders to the first United States-Africa Leaders' Summit and African trade ministers to the 13th Forum of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). [HR-699]
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States that the House of Representatives is: (1) studying ways to improve the utilization of the range of U.S. trade policy tools with respect to Africa and exploring how Africa can become more attractive to trade and investment, and (2) looking forward to working with African leaders to improve our economic and bilateral relationships.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee On Foreign Affairs Discharged. on 08/01/2014
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Condemning the Government of North Korea for its flagrant and repeated violations of multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions, for its repeated provocations that threaten international peace and stability, and for its February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device. [HR-65]
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Condemns North Korea for its: (1) violations of multiple United Nations (U.N.) Security Council resolutions, (2) provocations that threaten international peace, and (3) February 12, 2013, test of a nuclear device. Expresses solidarity with the people of North Korea who suffer material deprivation and denial of their basic human rights and political liberties. Reaffirms the commitment of the United States to its alliances with Japan and South Korea. Calls upon China to: (1) pressure North Korean leaders to curtail their provocative behavior,
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Mr. Royce Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. on 02/15/2013
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Condemning the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity by military forces of the Russian Federation. [HR-499]
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Condemns Russia's military violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity. States that Russia's military intervention: (1) is in breach of its United Nations (U.N.) obligations, and of the 1994 Budapest Memorandum on Security Assurances in which it pledged to respect Ukraine's independence and existing borders; and (2) poses a threat to international peace and security. Calls on Russia to remove its military forces from Ukraine's Crimean peninsula, other than those operating in accordance with its 1997 agreement on
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Mr. Royce Moved To Suspend The Rules And Agree To The Resolution, As Amended. (consideration: Cr H2268) on 03/11/2014
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Supporting the European aspirations of the peoples of the European Union's Eastern Partnership countries, and for other purposes. [HR-402]
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Supports the European aspirations of the peoples of the Eastern Partnership countries. Recognizes the benefits to these and other countries in the Eastern Europe and Caucasus region of closer economic and political ties with the European Union (EU). Supports the right of all sovereign states to enter into voluntary partnerships. Rejects the concept of spheres of influence which would divide the European continent. Calls on Russia to respect the rights of states to make their own sovereign choices with regard to international partnerships, including
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 11/20/2013
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding certain provisions of the Senate amendment to H.B. 2642 relating to the Secretary of Agriculture's administration of tariff-rate quotas for raw and refined sugar. [HR-378]
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the House managers of the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the House amendment to the Senate amendment to the bill H.B. 2642 (Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013) should advance provisions to repeal the Administration of Tariff Rate Quotas language as added by the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, and thus restore the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to manage sugar supplies to meet domestic demand at reasonable prices.
Sponsored by: Rep. Earl Blumenauer
Considered As Unfinished Business. (consideration: Cr H6556) on 10/12/2013
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the import of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning, and for other purposes. [HR-285]
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Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should ban and prevent the importation of shark fins from sharks caught through the practice of finning. Recognizes the threat shark finning poses to sharks and condemns the practice worldwide.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney
Referred To The Committee On Natural Resources, And In Addition To The Committee On Ways And Means, For A Period To Be Subsequently Determined By The Speaker, In Each Case For Consideration Of Such Provisions As Fall Within The Jurisdiction Of The Committee Concerned. on 06/28/2013
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the contributions of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. [HR-220]
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Recognizes the important contributions that the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora has made in regulating international trade in endangered species and protecting endangered species worldwide. Recognizes the increasing importance of the Convention in addressing effects of trade on species, while taking into account multiple and compounding threats on species and ecosystems such as over-exploitation, habitat loss, invasive species, disease, and the effects of climate change. Applauds the Convention's recent
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure. (cr E691-692) on 05/17/2013
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Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes. [HJR-46]
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Approves the renewal of certain import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003. Deems this resolution a renewal resolution which shall take effect upon its enactment or July 26, 2013, whichever occurs first.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Referred To The House Committee On Ways And Means. on 05/17/2013
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Expressing the sense of Congress relating to extending the interim agreement with the Government of Iran regarding its nuclear program. [HCR-109]
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Urges the President, the Secretary of State, and world leaders to: (1) express support for the universal rights and freedoms of the people of Iran; and (2) prevent Iran's support for terrorist groups, including Hamas and Hezbollah.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve King
Referred To The House Committee On Foreign Affairs. on 07/23/2014
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Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act [HB-996]
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Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act - Authorizes any person, entity, or the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service to propose the regulation of nonnative wildlife taxa. Requires the Director to determine whether the proposal should be approved within 180 days. Requires the Director to promulgate regulations to: (1) specify the criteria for regulating a nonnative taxon as an Injurious I taxon or Injurious II taxon that is injurious to humans, agriculture, horticulture, forestry, wildlife, or wildlife resources; (2) establish
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations. on 04/08/2013
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Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 [HB-949]
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Invest in American Jobs Act of 2013 - Revises Buy American requirements with respect to federal-aid highways, capital investment grants to support intercity passenger rail service (rail grants), and Amtrak, particularly the handling of waiver requests. Revises similar Buy American requirements with respect to public transportation, particularly rolling stock. Requires the cost of rolling stock components and subcomponents produced in the United States to increase from 60% in FY2013 by 10% annual increments up to 100% for FY2017 and ensuing fiscal
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Referred To The Subcommittee On Aviation. on 03/06/2013
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Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act of 2013 [HB-893]
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Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Accountability Act of 2013 - Directs the President to impose sanctions for not less that two years on any foreign person who on or after September 1, 2007, transferred to or acquired from Iran, Syria, or North Korea: (1) certain listed nuclear, dual use, missile, chemical, biological, toxic, or nonlisted but otherwise prohibited goods, services, or technology; (2) acquired, mined, or otherwise extracted materials within the territory or control of Iran, North Korea, or Syria for purposes relating to
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Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
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Global Free Internet Act of 2013 [HB-889]
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Global Free Internet Act of 2013 - Establishes a Task Force on the Global Internet to be hosted by the Department of Commerce. Requires the Task Force to develop and implement strategies in response to foreign and domestic government policies that: (1) unjustifiably or unreasonably burden or restrict international trade in Internet-related goods, services, and content; (2) mandate or otherwise preference Internet-related technology standards and related measures; (3) impede the free flow of information on the Internet; or (4) otherwise threaten
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Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 04/08/2013
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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013 [HB-873]
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Promoting American Agricultural and Medical Exports to Cuba Act of 2013 - Prohibits the President from restricting direct transfers from a Cuban depository institution to a U.S. depository institution in payment for a product authorized for sale under the Trade Sanctions Reform and Export Enhancement Act of 2000. Directs the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to provide information and technical assistance to U.S. agricultural producers, cooperative organizations, or state agencies to promote U.S. agricultural exports products to Cuba. Authorizes
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Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
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Free Trade With Cuba Act [HB-872]
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Free Trade With Cuba Act - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to repeal the embargo on trade with Cuba. Prohibits the exercise by the President with respect to Cuba of certain authorities conferred by the Trading With the Enemy Act and exercised on July 1, 1977, as a result of a specified national emergency. Makes ineffective any prohibition on exports to Cuba under the Export Administration Act of 1979. Authorizes the President to impose export controls with respect to Cuba and exercise certain authorities under the International Emergency
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Sponsored by: Rep. Raul M. Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
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Qods Force Terrorist Designation Act [HB-854]
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Qods Force Terrorist Designation Act - Directs the Secretary of State to: (1) designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps Qods Force as a foreign terrorist organization, and (2) report to Congress on Qods Force terrorist activities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael T. McCaul
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 04/08/2013
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Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 [HB-850]
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Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013 - (Sec. 2) States that it shall be U.S. policy to prevent Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapons capability. Title I: Human Rights and Terrorism Sanctions - (Sec. 101) Amends the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 to subject to mandatory sanctions a foreign financial institution that facilitates a significant transaction or provides significant financial services for a person that: (1) is subject to human rights-related sanctions, or (2) exports sensitive technology to Iran
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 08/01/2013
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Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 [HB-83]
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Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish within the Empowering Insular Communities activity a team of technical, policy, and financial experts to: (1) develop an energy action plan addressing the energy needs of each of the insular areas (American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Virgin Islands) and Freely Associated States (the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau); and (2) assist each of the insular areas and Freely Associated States in implementing
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gregorio Sablan
Became Public Law No: 113-235. on 12/16/2014