3.0.0 727 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z 2022-11-01T17:17:22Z Senate S 2019-03-07 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2019-07-18T17:24:47Z Markup by 2019-06-25T18:15:34Z Referred to 2019-03-07T21:27:19Z 2019-07-18 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155. Calendars 2019-07-18 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 2019-07-18 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2019-06-25 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2019-03-07 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. N G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2019-03-07 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-03-07 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2019-03-07 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2019-03-07 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-03-26 False B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2019-03-26 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2019-03-26 False C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2019-03-26 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2019-04-03 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2019-04-03 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2019-04-30 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2019-05-23 False K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2019-05-23 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2019-05-23 False C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2019-06-18 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2019-06-25 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2019-06-25 False I000055 Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] Johnny Isakson R GA 2019-06-27 False V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2019-07-10 False W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2019-07-25 False K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2019-08-01 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2019-08-01 False R000122 Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] John Reed D RI F. 2019-08-01 False K000383 Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] Angus King I ME S. 2019-10-16 False M001169 Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] Christopher Murphy D CT S. 2019-11-19 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2019-11-21 False 2019-07-09T15:30:17Z S. 727, Global Fragility Act of 2019 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55418 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations International Affairs Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Crimes against children Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign aid and international relief Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Government studies and investigations Human rights International organizations and cooperation Judicial procedure and administration Middle East Military assistance, sales, and agreements Multilateral development programs Political movements and philosophies Public-private cooperation Racial and ethnic relations Reconstruction and stabilization Religion Rule of law and government transparency Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) International Affairs 00 2019-03-07 Introduced in Senate 2019-10-29T19:08:39Z Global Fragility Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to devise and implement a plan to combat global fragility. The bill also establishes funds to support such endeavors.

The President shall report to Congress and implement a 10-year Global Fragility Strategy to (1) help stabilize conflict-affected areas, (2) address global fragility, and (3) increase U.S. capacity to be a leader in international efforts to prevent extremism and violent conflict. The strategy shall (1) focus on the long-term causes of fragility and violence; (2) include specific objectives and approaches to reduce such causes; and (3) contain a selection of priority countries based on various factors, including U.S. national security interest and clearly defined indicators of the countries' levels of violence or fragility. The President shall report to Congress and implement action plans for the priority countries.

The bill establishes the Prevention and Stabilization Fund to replace the Relief and Recovery Fund. The new fund shall support stabilization of conflict-affected areas and assist areas liberated from or at risk from various terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The bill also establishes (1) the Complex Crises Fund to prevent or respond to emerging and unforeseen events overseas, and (2) the Partnership Development Fund to address sources of fragility in priority countries.

]]> 25 2019-07-18 Reported to Senate 2020-01-08T21:02:00Z Global Fragility Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to devise and implement a plan to combat global fragility. The bill also establishes funds to support such endeavors.

The President shall report to Congress and implement a 10-year Global Fragility Strategy to (1) help stabilize conflict-affected areas, (2) address global fragility, and (3) increase U.S. capacity to be a leader in international efforts to prevent extremism and violent conflict. The strategy shall (1) focus on the long-term causes of fragility and violence; (2) include specific objectives and approaches to reduce such causes; and (3) contain a selection of priority countries and regions based on various factors, including U.S. national security interest and clearly defined indicators of the levels of violence or fragility in a country or region. The President shall report to Congress and implement action plans for the priority countries and regions.

The bill establishes the Prevention and Stabilization Fund to replace the Relief and Recovery Fund. The new fund shall support stabilization of conflict-affected areas and assist areas liberated from or at risk from various terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The bill also establishes the Complex Crises Fund to prevent or respond to emerging and unforeseen events overseas.

]]> Global Fragility Act of 2019 Display Title Global Fragility Act of 2019 Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate Global Fragility Act of 2019 S Senate Reported to Senate RS Short Title(s) as Introduced Global Fragility Act of 2019 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to combat international extremism by addressing global fragility and violence and stabilizing conflict-affected areas, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Reported to Senate 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s727rs/xml/BILLS-116s727rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s727is/xml/BILLS-116s727is.xml 2019-07-18 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155. 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.