3.0.0 5948 2023-09-06T23:16:43Z 2023-09-06T23:16:43Z House H HR 2006-07-27 109 hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2006-10-18T15:57:29Z Referred to 2006-07-27T14:07:00Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-27T14:06:50Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2006-07-27T14:06:45Z 2007-01-12 Became Public Law No: 109-480. President E40000 2 House floor actions 2007-01-12 Became Public Law No: 109-480. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-12 Signed by President. President E30000 2 House floor actions 2007-01-12 Signed by President. BecameLaw 36000 9 Library of Congress 2007-01-03 Presented to President. Floor E20000 2 House floor actions 2007-01-03 Presented to President. President 28000 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-11 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2006-12-09 Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11830) Floor 2006-12-09 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11830) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2006-12-08 Senate Received in the Senate, read twice. IntroReferral 2006-12-08 17:38:45 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2006-12-08 17:38:43 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 2 (Roll no. 537). (text: CR 12/7/2006 H8905-8906) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 537 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll537.xml House 109 2006-12-08T22:38:43Z 2 2006-12-08 17:38:43 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 397 - 2 (Roll no. 537).(text: CR 12/7/2006 H8905-8906) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 537 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2006/roll537.xml House 109 2006-12-08T22:38:43Z 2 2006-12-08 17:29:53 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9088-9089) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-12-07 12:12:01 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. Floor H37220 2 House floor actions 2006-12-07 11:54:45 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5948. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2006-12-07 11:54:43 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8905-8909) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2006-12-07 11:52:57 Mr. Gallegly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2006-10-18 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2006-07-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1552-1553) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2006-07-27 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N L000090 Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] TOM LANTOS D CA 12 2006-07-27 True M001147 Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] Thaddeus McCotter R MI G. 11 2006-07-27 True W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2006-09-06 False M000485 Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] MIKE MCINTYRE D NC 7 2006-09-06 False W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2006-09-06 False L000563 Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] Daniel Lipinski D IL William 3 2006-09-07 False S000364 Rep. Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] JOHN SHIMKUS R IL M. 19 2006-09-12 False V000128 Rep. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD-8] Chris Van Hollen D MD 8 2006-09-12 False B000410 Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28] HOWARD BERMAN D CA L. 28 2006-09-19 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2006-09-19 False E000250 Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17] LANE EVANS D IL 17 2006-09-19 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2006-11-14 False E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2006-12-05 False Public Law 109-480 International Affairs Admission of nonimmigrants Aliens Authorization Bank accounts Belarus Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Commerce Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Contracts Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Development credit institutions Economics and Public Finance Election administration Embezzlement Europe European Union Executive Office of the President Export controls Families Finance and Financial Sector Fines (Penalties) Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign banks and banking Foreign leaders Foreign loans Fraud Government Operations and Politics Government property Human rights Immigration International agencies International broadcasting International cooperation Law Mass media Missing persons Nongovernmental organizations Political parties Political persecution President and foreign policy Prosecution Public corruption Radio broadcasting Reporters and reporting Rule of law Sanctions (International law) Science, Technology, Communications Searches and seizures Sovereignty Television broadcasting Visas International Affairs 00 2006-07-27 Introduced in House 2006-10-19T18:41:43Z Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006 - Amends the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to extend and specify authorization of appropriations for: (1) democracy and civil society activities; and (2) radio and television broadcasting to Belarus.

Establishes specified economic and U.S. entry sanctions against Belarus until its government makes progress in meeting specified conditions respecting: (1) release of political prisoners and accounting for the disappearances of opposition leaders and journalists; (2) cessation of political harassment; (3) prosecution of senior government leaders for embezzlement of state assets and administration of fraudulent elections; and (4) holding free presidential and parliamentary elections under independent supervision.

]]> 82 2006-12-09 Passed Senate without amendment 2007-01-11T21:56:45Z Amends the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to state that it is U.S. policy to: (1) call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Belarus; (2) support the aspirations of the people of the Republic of Belarus for democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and to preserve their country's independence; (3) support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in Belarus; (4) refuse to accept the results of the March 2006 presidential elections in Belarus and support new presidential elections; (5) refuse to recognize any referendum that would affect Belarus' sovereignty; and (6) work with other countries and international organizations to promote Belarus' integration into the European community of democracies.

(Sec. 4) Revises the activities which may be supported by assistance under this Act, including support for youth groups, independent trade unions and entrepreneurs, human rights defenders, independent media, democratic political parties, and international exchanges. Extends authorization of appropriations through FY2008 for such purposes.

(Sec. 5) Includes television broadcasting within the scope of increased support and funding for U.S. government and surrogate broadcasting to Belarus. (Currently, such support is limited to radio broadcasting.)

(Sec. 6) Establishes specified economic and U.S. entry sanctions against Belarus until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Belarus has made progress in meeting specified conditions respecting: (1) release of political and religious prisoners and accounting for the disappearances of opposition leaders and journalists; (2) cessation of political harassment; (3) prosecution of senior government leaders for embezzlement of state assets and administration of fraudulent elections; and (4) holding free presidential and parliamentary elections under independent supervision.

Authorizes the President to deny U.S. entry to any alien who: (1) is in the senior leadership of the government of Belarus; (2) is an immediate family member of such person; or (3) through business dealings with senior government leadership derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions that undermine democratic institutions or impede Belarus' transition to democracy.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) no loan, credit guarantee, insurance, financing, or other similar financial assistance should be extended by any U.S. agency (including the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation) to the government of Belarus, except for humanitarian goods and agricultural or medical products; and (2) no funds available to the Trade and Development Agency should be available for Agency activities in or for Belarus.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should block all property and property interests that on or after the date of the enactment of this Act: (1) are owned in whole or in part by the government of Belarus, or by any member or family member closely linked to senior government leadership, or any person who through business dealings with senior government leadership derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions that undermine or injure democratic institutions or impede Belarus' transition to democracy; and (2) are in the United States, or in the possession or control of the U.S. government or of any U.S. financial institution, including any branch or office located outside the United States.

States that activities prohibited by the blocking of such property interests should include: (1) payments or transfers of property or anything of economic value by any U.S. person to the government of Belarus or to any entity or person acting on its behalf, or to any member of its senior leadership; (2) the export or reexport to any entity owned, controlled, or operated by the government of Belarus of any goods, technology, or services, either by a U.S. person or involving the use of any air carrier or a vessel documented under U.S. law; and (3) the performance by any U.S. person of any contract, including a contract providing a loan or other financing, in support of an industrial, commercial, or public utility operated, controlled, or owned by the government of Belarus.

Exempts from such prohibitions: (1) assistance under sections 4 or 5 of this Act; or (2) medicine, medical equipment, food, or other humanitarian assistance provided to Belarus in response to a humanitarian crisis.

States that such prohibitions shall be not construed to prohibit financial transactions with any private or nongovernmental organization or business in Belarus.

Subjects violators of such asset and property prohibitions to specified penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

(Sec. 8) Amends the definition of "senior leadership of the government of Belarus."

]]> 49 2007-01-12 Public Law 2007-01-24T20:53:19Z (This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on December 9, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Belarus Democracy Reauthorization Act of 2006 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004 to state that it is U.S. policy to: (1) call for the immediate release of all political prisoners in Belarus; (2) support the aspirations of the people of the Republic of Belarus for democracy, human rights, the rule of law, and to preserve their country's independence; (3) support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in Belarus; (4) refuse to accept the results of the March 2006 presidential elections in Belarus and support new presidential elections; (5) refuse to recognize any referendum that would affect Belarus' sovereignty; and (6) work with other countries and international organizations to promote Belarus' integration into the European community of democracies.

(Sec. 4) Revises the activities which may be supported by assistance under this Act, including support for youth groups, independent trade unions and entrepreneurs, human rights defenders, independent media, democratic political parties, and international exchanges. Extends authorization of appropriations through FY2008 for such purposes.

(Sec. 5) Includes television broadcasting within the scope of increased support and funding for U.S. government and surrogate broadcasting to Belarus. (Currently, such support is limited to radio broadcasting.)

(Sec. 6) Establishes specified economic and U.S. entry sanctions against Belarus until the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Belarus has made progress in meeting specified conditions respecting: (1) release of political and religious prisoners and accounting for the disappearances of opposition leaders and journalists; (2) cessation of political harassment; (3) prosecution of senior government leaders for embezzlement of state assets and administration of fraudulent elections; and (4) holding free presidential and parliamentary elections under independent supervision.

Authorizes the President to deny U.S. entry to any alien who: (1) is in the senior leadership of the government of Belarus; (2) is an immediate family member of such person; or (3) through business dealings with senior government leadership derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions that undermine democratic institutions or impede Belarus' transition to democracy.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) no loan, credit guarantee, insurance, financing, or other similar financial assistance should be extended by any U.S. agency (including the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation) to the government of Belarus, except for humanitarian goods and agricultural or medical products; and (2) no funds available to the Trade and Development Agency should be available for Agency activities in or for Belarus.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should block all property and property interests that on or after the date of the enactment of this Act: (1) are owned in whole or in part by the government of Belarus, or by any member or family member closely linked to senior government leadership, or any person who through business dealings with senior government leadership derives significant financial benefit from policies or actions that undermine or injure democratic institutions or impede Belarus' transition to democracy; and (2) are in the United States, or in the possession or control of the U.S. government or of any U.S. financial institution, including any branch or office located outside the United States.

States that activities prohibited by the blocking of such property interests should include: (1) payments or transfers of property or anything of economic value by any U.S. person to the government of Belarus or to any entity or person acting on its behalf, or to any member of its senior leadership; (2) the export or reexport to any entity owned, controlled, or operated by the government of Belarus of any goods, technology, or services, either by a U.S. person or involving the use of any air carrier or a vessel documented under U.S. law; and (3) the performance by any U.S. person of any contract, including a contract providing a loan or other financing, in support of an industrial, commercial, or public utility operated, controlled, or owned by the government of Belarus.

Exempts from such prohibitions: (1) assistance under sections 4 or 5 of this Act; or (2) medicine, medical equipment, food, or other humanitarian assistance provided to Belarus in response to a humanitarian crisis.

States that such prohibitions shall be not construed to prohibit financial transactions with any private or nongovernmental organization or business in Belarus.

Subjects violators of such asset and property prohibitions to specified penalties under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

(Sec. 8) Amends the definition of "senior leadership of the government of Belarus."

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