3.0.0 4950 2023-01-11T13:40:35Z 2023-01-11T13:40:35Z House HR 2018-02-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. JACKSON LEE:H.R. 4950.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted toCongress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the UnitedStates Constitution.[Page H902]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2018-02-06T14:02:15Z 2018-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-02-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 N S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2018-02-06 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2018-02-06 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-02-06 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-02-23 False International Affairs Assault and harassment offenses Congressional oversight Crime prevention Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Foreign aid and international relief Human rights Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Sex offenses International Affairs 00 2018-02-06 Introduced in House 2019-01-02T17:19:44Z Demand the end of Assault in Refugee Camps Act or the D'ARC Act

This bill amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include descriptions of the extent to which:

  • the government of a country is failing to address, reduce, or prosecute instances of sexual assault in refugee camps; and
  • the United States has taken or will take action to end such practices, including by training personnel to address the crime of sexual assault.
]]> D'ARC Act Display Title D'ARC Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to require the annual human rights reports to include information on instances of sexual assault in refugee camps, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced D'ARC Act Short Titles as Introduced Demand the end of Assault in Refugee Camps Act Introduced in House 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr4950ih/xml/BILLS-115hr4950ih.xml 2018-02-06 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.