3.0.0 745 2021-04-19T17:45:01Z 2021-04-19T17:45:01Z House H HRES 2012-07-31 112 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-07-31T16:01:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2012-07-31T16:01:00Z 2012-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2012-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2012-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2012-07-31 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001155 Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] Connie Mack R FL 14 N E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 2012-07-31 True R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 18 2012-07-31 True S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] Albio Sires D NJ 13 2012-07-31 True D000600 Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21] Mario Diaz-Balart R FL 21 2012-07-31 True R000590 Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25] David Rivera R FL 25 2012-07-31 True B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 2012-07-31 True H001045 Rep. Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] Gregg Harper R MS 3 2012-07-31 True S001164 Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] Jean Schmidt R OH 2 2012-07-31 True S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2012-08-01 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-20] Jim Costa D CA 20 2012-09-10 False L000517 Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] DANIEL LUNGREN R CA EDWARD 3 2012-09-10 False F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2012-09-20 False S001155 Rep. Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] John Sullivan R OK 1 2012-09-20 False R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] ED ROYCE R CA 40 2012-09-20 False M001137 Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] GREGORY MEEKS D NY W. 6 2012-09-20 False G000021 Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] ELTON GALLEGLY R CA 24 2012-09-20 False A000361 Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] Rodney Alexander R LA 5 2012-09-20 False B001243 Rep. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] Marsha Blackburn R TN 7 2012-09-20 False P000601 Rep. Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] Steven Palazzo R MS M. 4 2012-09-20 False C001062 Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] K. Conaway R TX Michael 11 2012-09-20 False C001063 Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] Henry Cuellar D TX 28 2012-09-20 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2012-09-20 False N000186 Rep. Nunnelee, Alan [R-MS-1] Alan Nunnelee R MS 1 2012-09-20 False S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2012-09-20 False T000459 Rep. Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] LEE TERRY R NE 2 2012-09-20 False T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2012-09-20 False M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2012-09-20 False B001228 Rep. Bono Mack, Mary [R-CA-45] MARY BONO MACK R CA 45 2012-09-20 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2012-09-21 False S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2012-09-21 False C001082 Rep. Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] Francisco Canseco R TX Quico 23 2012-09-21 False International Affairs Congressional oversight Drug trafficking and controlled substances Ecuador Foreign aid and international relief Human rights International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation Iran Latin America Middle East Political movements and philosophies Rule of law and government transparency Trade agreements and negotiations International Affairs 00 2012-07-31 Introduced in House 2012-09-19T17:59:21Z Condemns the growing repression of democracy and human rights in Ecuador, including the suppression of freedom of expression and increased government control over the judiciary.

Calls on the Secretary of State to: (1) note in the 2012 and future Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for Ecuador the limited ability to report on the full account of human rights abuses in Ecuador due to a lack of transparency within government institutions in that country; and (2) provide to the relevant Senate and House committees a budget and performance review of Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) activities in Ecuador funded to promote strong democratic institutions, the rule of law, and human rights.

Expresses concern regarding: (1) the lack of high-level counternarcotics cooperation between the United States and Ecuador, (2) aspects of Ecuador's actions that fail to meet the intentions of the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act, and (3) the expanded relationship between Ecuador and Iran.

Declares that the House of Representatives is not inclined to support a renewal of ATPA for Ecuador based on the current status of such concerns. Calls for a careful review of such concerns, in addition to Ecuador's eligibility as a beneficiary country, when considering renewal of ATPA, which expires on July 31, 2013.

]]> Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate, counternarcotics cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Display Title Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate, counternarcotics cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Official Title as Introduced Expressing concern regarding the conditions of democracy, freedom of the press, human rights, business and investment climate, counternarcotics cooperation, and the relationship with Iran, in Ecuador prior to the July 31, 2013, expiration of the Andean Trade Preference Act and the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act. Introduced in House 2012-07-31T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hres745ih/xml/BILLS-112hres745ih.xml 2012-07-31 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.