3.0.0 6207 2023-01-11T13:41:04Z 2023-01-11T13:41:04Z House HR 2018-06-25 115 [Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 106 (Monday, June 25, 2018)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 6207.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:This resolution is enacted pursuant to the power granted inCongress under Article I, Section 1.[Page H5648]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-11-28T20:19:17Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2018-06-28T19:13:54Z Referred to 2018-06-25T16:00:18Z 2018-11-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-11-27 19:32:52 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2018-11-27 19:32:51 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 374 - 11 (Roll no. 422). (text: CR H9597-9598) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 422 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll422.xml House 115 2018-11-28T00:32:51Z 2 2018-11-27 19:32:51 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): 374 - 11 (Roll no. 422).(text: CR H9597-9598) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 422 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll422.xml House 115 2018-11-28T00:32:51Z 2 2018-11-27 19:18:55 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9654-9655) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-11-27 17:54:38 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 2018-11-27 17:34:54 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6207. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2018-11-27 17:34:51 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9597-9600) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2018-11-27 17:34:21 Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2018-06-28 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2018-06-28 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2018-06-28 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2018-06-25 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2018-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2018-06-25 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2018-06-25 True R000487 Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39] ED ROYCE R CA 39 2018-06-25 True E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2018-06-25 True S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2018-06-27 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2018-06-28 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2018-07-10 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2018-07-10 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2018-07-24 False R000604 Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5] Steve Russell R OK 5 2018-07-24 False P000597 Rep. 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[D-CA-18] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 18 2018-11-09 False 2018-07-27T20:43:23Z H.R. 6207, Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54317 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on June 28, 2018 International Affairs Africa Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Democratic Republic of the Congo Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Foreign aid and international relief Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government information and archives Human rights News media and reporting Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status United Nations International Affairs 00 2018-06-25 Introduced in House 2019-04-16T19:05:23Z Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018

This bill (1) urges the President to support efforts at the United Nations with respect to the humanitarian and political crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, (2) provides statutory authority for specified sanctions related to the Congo, and (3) requires the Department of State to report on human rights abuses and corruption there.

]]> Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018 Display Title Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced To support democracy and accountability in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018 Short Titles as Passed House Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018 H House Referred in Senate 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6207rfs/xml/BILLS-115hr6207rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6207eh/xml/BILLS-115hr6207eh.xml Introduced in House 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr6207ih/xml/BILLS-115hr6207ih.xml 2018-11-28 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.