3.0.0 599 2023-01-11T13:37:56Z 2023-01-11T13:37:56Z House HRES 2017-11-01 115 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-11-01T14:00:44Z 2017-11-13 18:59:07 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2017-11-13 18:59:06 On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 366 - 30, 1 Present (Roll no. 623). (text: CR H9148) Floor H37100 2 House floor actions 623 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll623.xml House 115 2017-11-13T23:59:06Z 1 2017-11-13 18:59:06 Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 366 - 30, 1 Present (Roll no. 623).(text: CR H9148) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 623 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2017/roll623.xml House 115 2017-11-13T23:59:06Z 1 2017-11-13 18:31:38 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9155-9156) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-13 17:54:24 POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.Res. 599, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the resolution and by voice vote, announced that the ayes prevailed. Mr. Royce demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed the question agreeing to the resolution until later in the legislative day. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-13 17:53:44 The previous question was ordered pursuant to a previous order of the House. Floor H35000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-13 16:53:35 DEBATE - Pursuant to a previous order, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.Res. 599. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-13 16:53:11 Considered pursuant to a previous order. (consideration: CR H9148-9155) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-13 16:53:09 Consideration initiated pursuant to a previous order. Floor H30800 2 House floor actions 2017-11-01 13:55:00 ORDER OF BUSINESS - Mr. Newhouse asked unanimous consent that it be in order at any time to consider in the House, H.Res. 599; that the resolution be considered as read; that the previous question be considered as ordered on the resolution and the preamble to adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of the question except for one hour of debate; and that notwithstanding any previous order of the House, the provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall not apply to H.Con.Res. 81. Agreed to without objection. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2017-11-01 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2017-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-11-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000389 Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] Ro Khanna D CA 17 N M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-11-01 True International Affairs Conflicts and wars Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Health personnel Human rights Iran Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military operations and strategy News media and reporting Sanctions Saudi Arabia United Nations Yemen International Affairs 00 2017-11-01 Introduced in House 2017-11-07T22:16:22Z Expresses the urgent need for a political solution in Yemen consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 or as otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Denounces the conduct of activities in Yemen and areas affected by the conflict that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict, including the deliberate targeting of civilian populations or the use of civilian human shields.

Calls on all parties to the conflict to: (1) increase efforts to prevent civilian casualties and increase humanitarian access; and (2) allow for unobstructed access for humanitarian organizations, human rights investigators, medical relief personnel, and journalists.

Supports the Saudi-led Arab Coalition's commitments to abide by their no-strike and restricted target list and improve their targeting capabilities.

Condemns Iranian activities in Yemen in violation in such resolution and calls on all responsible countries to take necessary measures against Iran, including the interdiction of Iranian weapons to the Houthi rebels and the application of sanctions against Iran.

Encourages other governments to join in providing the resources necessary to address the humanitarian crisis.

]]> 81 2017-11-13 Passed House without amendment 2017-11-21T16:12:11Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Expresses the urgent need for a political solution in Yemen consistent with United Nations Security Council Resolution 2216 or as otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Denounces the conduct of activities in Yemen and areas affected by the conflict that are inconsistent with the laws of armed conflict, including the deliberate targeting of civilian populations or the use of civilian human shields.

Calls on all parties to the conflict to: (1) increase efforts to prevent civilian casualties and increase humanitarian access; and (2) allow for unobstructed access for humanitarian organizations, human rights investigators, medical relief personnel, and journalists.

Supports the Saudi-led Arab Coalition's commitments to abide by their no-strike and restricted target list and improve their targeting capabilities.

Condemns Iranian activities in Yemen in violation in such resolution and calls on all responsible countries to take necessary measures against Iran, including the interdiction of Iranian weapons to the Houthi rebels and the application of sanctions against Iran.

Encourages other governments to join in providing the resources necessary to address the humanitarian crisis.

]]> Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to United States policy towards Yemen, and for other purposes. Display Title Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to United States policy towards Yemen, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to United States policy towards Yemen, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hres599eh/xml/BILLS-115hres599eh.xml Introduced in House 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hres599ih/xml/BILLS-115hres599ih.xml 2017-11-13 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. 18:59:07 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.