US Congress House Bill 3889 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 15 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-01-15 - Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2014 - Prohibits FY2014 Department of Defense (DOD) funds from being made available to the government of Burma unless the Secretary of State certifies to Congress that: (1) Burma has taken steps toward establishing civilian oversight of the armed forces, addressing human rights abuses by the military, and terminating military relations with North Korea; (2) Burma has taken steps to establish a fair and inclusive process to amend the Constitution of Burma, including the full participation of the political opposition and ethnic minority groups; (3) Burma has amended its constitution and laws to ensure civilian control of the military; (4) Burma is promoting peace agreements or political reconciliation and is addressing the resettlement and humanitarian situation of displaced persons; and (5) the Burmese military is improving its human rights record, taking steps to withdraw forces from conflict zones, and implementing a code of conduct. Directs the Secretary of Defense to report annually to Congress on the status of military-to-military engagement between the U.S. Armed Forces and the Burmese military.

Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2014

Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]

Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-01-15	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-01-15	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2014-01-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SB1885 (Related) 2013-12-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
HB4377 (Related) 2014-09-09 - Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/3889/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr3889/BILLS-113hr3889ih.pdf