IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF

Amendments

Middle East: provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), S1221 [26FE], S6872, S6873, S6876, S6879 [11OC], H9600 [27NO]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: authorize use against al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) (see S.J. Res. 61), S2878 [23MY]

——— authorize use against al-Qaeda (terrorist organization), the Taliban, and the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and provide a statutory basis for counterterrorism operations (see S.J. Res. 59), S2141 [16AP]

Dept. of Defense: study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (see S. 3181), S4734 [28JN] (see H.R. 5671), H3746 [1MY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: oppose detention and possible removal of Iraqi Chaldean Christians (see H. Res. 824), H3209 [12AP]

Dept. of State: renegotiate agreement establishing date by which Iraqi Jewish Archive artifacts are meant to return to Iraq to ensure preservation and care of such artifacts (see S. Res. 577), S5066 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: provide for a presumption of service connection for certain diseases in veterans who were exposed to burn pits (see H.R. 7288), H10169 [12DE]

——— provide for eligibility of certain individuals exposed to burn pits for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care (see H.R. 7287), H10169 [12DE]

Depts. of Defense and State: develop and implement a strategy for removing unexploded ordnance in Syria and Iraq (see H.R. 5883), H4242 [18MY]

Depts. of Defense and Veterans Affairs: submit report on open burn pits (see H.R. 5920), H4583 [22MY]

Foreign policy: facilitate safe return of displaced peoples, support establishment of self-governing province, and rehabilitate war-ravaged areas in Nineveh Plain to preserve homeland and heritage of religious minorities (see H. Res. 741), H1217 [16FE]

Human rights: support secure return of minority communities displaced by Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and development of plan for stabilization and security of affected regions (see H. Res. 1117), H9419 [5OC]

Immigration: assist certain Afghan and Iraqi special immigrants with resettlement in the U.S. (see H.R. 6667), H7750 [10AU]

Iran: impose terrorism-related sanctions against As-Saib Ahl Al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah Al-Nujaba and publish a list of armed groups receiving assistance from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (see S. 3431), S6142 [12SE]

Nobel Prize: recognition of Nadia Murad for peace (see H. Res. 1147), H9526 [14NO]

Society of the First Infantry Division: authorize addition of names of First Infantry Division members killed in action to First Division Monument on White House Grounds (see S. 2672), S2141 [16AP] (see H.R. 5424), H3055 [2AP]

Letters

Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act: Representative Goodlatte, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H9594 [27NO]

——— Representative Kevin Brady, Committee on Ways and Means (House), H9595 [27NO]

——— Representative Royce, Committee on Foreign Affairs (House), H9594, H9595 [27NO]

Messages

National Emergency Relative to the Stabilization of Iraq: President Trump, S2790 [21MY], H4235 [18MY]

Notices

Proposed sale of defense articles and services: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate), S6719–S6730 [9OC]

Poems

‘‘First in Freedom,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E419 [10AP]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: tribute to servicemembers killed in helicopter crash, H1711 [20MR], H1758 [22MR]

Assyrian Martyr’s Day: observance, E1127 [7AU]

Dept. of Defense: open air burn pits research funding, H5796–H5798 [27JN]

——— study servicemembers’ exposure to open burn pits and toxic airborne chemicals while on active duty to ensure appropriate treatment for health effects (H.R. 5671), H5798 [27JN]

Dept. of State: extend Iraqi and Afghan Special Immigrant Visa Programs, H7705, H7706 [26JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry educational outreach funding, H4974 [7JN]

——— Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry funding, H4976, H4977 [7JN]

——— establish a center of excellence in prevention, diagnosis, mitigation, treatment, and rehabilitation of health conditions relative to exposure to burn pits (H.R. 1279), H1604 [14MR]

Foreign policy: analysis of radical Islamic fundamentalism as new global threat, H9814–H9818 [10DE]

——— facilitate safe return of displaced peoples, support establishment of self-governing province, and rehabilitate war-ravaged areas in Nineveh Plain to preserve homeland and heritage of religious minorities (H. Res. 741), E1127 [7AU]

Fort Bragg, NC: deployment of XVIII Airborne Corps to Iraq in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, E1425 [19OC]

Gonzalez, Miguel: Congressional Veteran Commendation recipient, E1642 [11DE]

International relations: impose sanctions on persons, including Iran and its affiliates, that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq (H.R. 4591), H9593–H9597 [27NO]

Iran: impose terrorism-related sanctions against As-Saib Ahl Al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah Al-Nujaba and publish a list of armed groups receiving assistance from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, H9596 [27NO]

——— impose terrorism-related sanctions against As-Saib Ahl Al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah Al-Nujaba and publish a list of armed groups receiving assistance from Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (H.R. 4238), E89 [22JA], E1468 [26OC]

——— include specific countries in which Iran is operating in strategy to counter destabilizing activities, H4566 [22MY]

——— role in instability in Iraq, E1160 [17AU]

Middle East: assessment of U.S. foreign policy, H9814–H9818 [10DE], E1715 [20DE]

——— provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), E141 [6FE], E1030 [18JY]

——— provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), Senate amendments, H9600–H9604 [27NO], E1606 [6DE]

——— religious persecution of Christians, H9815 [10DE]

Terrorism: reopening of Green Zone in Baghdad, H10340 [20DE]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to foreign policy and the Middle East, H3155 [12AP]

Veterans: address effects of veterans exposed to burn pits, H3690 [26AP]

Remarks in Senate

Armed Forces: deployment in foreign countries without a declaration of war, S828–S830 [8FE]

——— tribute to members from Nebraska killed in military action in Iraq and Afghanistan, S3281 [7JN]

Foreign policy: require a comprehensive regional strategy to destroy the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) (terrorist organization) and its affiliates, S87 [9JA]

Mankin, Aaron: Purple Heart recipient, S5799 [22AU]

Middle East: impose sanctions on persons, including Iran and its affiliates, that threaten the peace or stability of Iraq, and address the emergency in Syria (S. 138), S1335 [5MR]

——— provide relief for victims of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes in Iraq and Syria (H.R. 390), S6876–S6879 [11OC]

Supreme Court: decision in President Trump v. Hawaii relative to Executive order suspending the issuance of visas to nationals of certain countries and entrance of all refugees, S4466 [27JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to national security, S87 [9JA]

Texts of

H.R. 4591, Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act, H9593 [27NO]

S. Res. 577, renegotiate Dept. of State agreement establishing date by which Iraqi Jewish Archive artifacts are meant to return to Iraq to ensure preservation and care of such artifacts, S5069 [18JY]

Tributes

Bush, George, S8012 [21DE]