Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

3.0.0 1704 2022-11-01T17:47:15Z 2022-11-01T17:47:15Z House HR 2019-03-13 116 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McCAUL:H.R. 1704.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2717]]]> ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-05-08T15:09:58Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2019-04-09T21:28:03Z Referred to 2019-03-13T14:02:45Z Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 116 1865 HR 2019-12-20 Became Public Law No: 116-94. Related bill CRS 2019-05-08 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-05-07 19:14:32 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2019-05-07 19:14:31 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 16 (Roll no. 186). (text: CR H3459-3460) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 186 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll186.xml House 116 2019-05-07T23:14:31Z 1 2019-05-07 19:14:31 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 16 (Roll no. 186).(text: CR H3459-3460) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 186 https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2019/roll186.xml House 116 2019-05-07T23:14:31Z 1 2019-05-07 19:07:49 Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3461-3462) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-05-07 16:28:28 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 2019-05-07 16:19:17 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1704. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2019-05-07 16:19:15 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3459-3461) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2019-05-07 16:19:00 Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2019-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2019-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules. Committee 2019-04-09 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2019-03-13 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2019-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-03-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 N E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 16 2019-03-13 True Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-03-13 True P000615 Rep. Pence, Greg [R-IN-6] Greg Pence R IN 6 2019-04-25 False P000616 Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] Dean Phillips D MN 3 2019-04-25 False A000376 Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] Colin Allred D TX Z. 32 2019-05-02 False M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2019-05-07 False S001183 Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-6] David Schweikert R AZ 6 2019-05-07 False 2019-05-02T20:11:20Z H.R. 1704, Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55200 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019 International Affairs Business investment and capital Congressional oversight Department of State Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Economic development Economic performance and conditions Employment and training programs Executive agency funding and structure Government information and archives U.S. and foreign investments International Affairs

00 2019-03-13 Introduced in House 2019-05-06T19:47:41Z Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019

This bill establishes within the Department of State an Assistant Secretary of State for Economic and Business Matters, and establishes that a principal duty of a diplomatic mission to a foreign country is the promotion of U.S. economic and commercial interests in that country.

The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for matters relating to international economics and business matters in foreign policy.

The State Department shall train various Foreign Service officers, as part of their standard training, on matters including economic and commercial diplomacy, with a particular focus on market access, commercial advocacy, and increasing awareness of U.S. government assistance available to businesses.

The President shall initiate negotiations with countries to establish international standards for government-supported infrastructure investment overseas. The negotiations shall cover issues including the sovereignty of countries receiving investment, anti-corruption, and environmental standards.

The bill calls for various reports to Congress, including a State Department report about each mission's activities to promote U.S. economic and business interests, and a State Department and Department of Commerce report on commercial relations with foreign countries, including information on each country or region's political environment and investment climate.

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53 2019-05-07 Passed House 2019-05-14T14:53:22Z Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019

The Assistant Secretary shall be responsible for matters relating to international economics and business matters in foreign policy.

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Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 Display Title Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Passed House Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To foster commercial relations with foreign countries and support United States economic and business interests abroad in the conduct of foreign policy, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 H House Short Title(s) as Introduced Championing American Business Through Diplomacy Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1704rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr1704rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1704eh/xml/BILLS-116hr1704eh.xml Introduced in House 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr1704ih/xml/BILLS-116hr1704ih.xml 2019-05-08 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.