INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS

Amendments

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (H. Res. 699), H7238 [1AU]

Bills and resolutions

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (see H. Res. 699), H7184 [31JY]

Argentina: express that participation in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) nations is conditioned on adherence to international norms of economic cooperation and the rule of law (see H. Res. 744), H7887 [18SE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit Federal funding to institutions of higher education that boycott Israeli Government, economy, or academia (see H.R. 4776), H5063 [30MY]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (see S. 2329), S2953 [13MY] (see H.R. 4411), H2990 [7AP]

Ukraine: examine benefits of implementing a currency board system to stabilize the national currency and improve economy (see S. Res. 448), S3074 [15MY]

Letters

Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H6625 [22JY]

——— Representative Hensarling, Committee on Financial Services (House), H6626 [22JY]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H6625 [22JY]

Messages

Generalized System of Preferences Beneficiary Developing Country Designation Termination for Russia: President Obama, S2792 [7MY]

National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Obama, S1581 [12MR], S5904 [12NO], H2348 [12MR], H7906 [12NO]

Remarks in House

Africa: welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act (H. Res. 699), H7237–H7239 [1AU], E1305 [1AU]

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, E41 [10JA]

African Union: development of African Economic Community program, E41 [10JA]

Bangladesh: call for garment brands that sold garments produced by Rana Plaza factories to ensure International Labor Organization compensation fund benefitting fire survivors and victims’ families reaches full funding level, H9048 [11DE]

Burma: political and economic reform, E1585 [14NO]

Economy: U.S. ranking internationally relative to economically free nations, H241 [15JA]

——— U.S. ranking internationally relative to size of the economy, H3297 [30AP]

Kerry, Sec. of State: characterization of comments relative to potential boycott of Israel for failure to reach solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, H1531–H1534 [3FE]

——— condemn comments that suggest Israel could become an apartheid state for failure to reach solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, H3222, H3234–H3237 [28AP], H3282–H3284 [29AP], H3361 [30AP]

Middle East: prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions (H.R. 4411), H6620–H6626 [22JY], E1214 [23JY]

OPIC: reauthorize programs, H3927 [7MY]

Terrorism: designate Boko Haram as a foreign terrorist organization and impose sanctions against persons that knowingly provide material support or resources to such group or its affiliates (H.R. 3209), H5350 [12JN], E988 [13JN]

Remarks in Senate

African Growth and Opportunity Act: extend, S5080, S5089 [30JY]

Cyprus: reaffirm commitment to reunification and affirm dominion over its Exclusive Economic Zone, S6875 [16DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: identify misaligned currency and require action to correct the misalignment (S. 1114), S3223 [21MY], S3278 [22MY], S3644 [12JN]

IMF: reform, S1698, S1702–S1707, S1719 [25MR], S1742, S1743 [26MR]

Kerry, Sec. of State: characterization of comments relative to potential boycott of Israel for failure to reach solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, S742 [4FE]

——— condemn comments that suggest Israel could become an apartheid state for failure to reach solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, S2414 [28AP]

Syria: impose sanctions and expand existing sanctions (S. 1714), S1723 [25MR]

Venezuela: assessment of economic and financial situation, S6676 [11DE]

——— impact of Iran and Cuba on political situation, S1154 [26FE]

Reports filed

Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act: Committee on Foreign Affairs (House) (H.R. 4411) (H. Rept. 113–543), H6654 [22JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 699, welcome leaders to U.S.-Africa Leaders’ Summit and trade ministers to Forum of the African Growth Opportunity Act, H7238 [1AU]

H.R. 4411, Hezbollah International Financing Prevention Act, H6620–H6622 [22JY]

S. Res. 448, examine benefits of implementing a currency board system to stabilize the national currency and improve economy in Ukraine, S3078 [15MY]