US Congress House Bill 1654 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 37-15)
Status: Introduced on March 26 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-12-09 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that: defeating the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) is critical to maintaining a unified Iraq in which all faiths and ethnicities are afforded equal protection and full integration into the government and society; the people of Kurdistan face a deadly threat from ISIL which the Iraqi Security Forces, of which the Peshmerga are a component, are currently unable to match in armaments; any outstanding issues between the government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) should be resolved expeditiously to allow for a resumption of normal relations; and ISIL's continued growth presents an imminent threat to Iraqi Kurdistan, the rest of Iraq and the Middle East, and international security. Authorizes the President to: (1) provide defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the KRG to support international coalition efforts against ISIL or any successor group; and (2) issue licenses authorizing U.S. exporters to export defense articles, defense services, and related training directly to the KRG. Prohibits the provision of any defense article, service, or related training to the KRG under this Act unless the KRG agrees that it will not: provide any such defense article, service, or training to anyone who is not a KRG officer, employee, or agent; or use or permit the use of any such defense article, service, or training for purposes other than those for which it was provided, unless the President's consent has been obtained.

To authorize the direct provision of defense articles, defense services, and related training to the Kurdistan Regional Government, and for other purposes.

Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]
Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Ron DeSantis [R-FL]	Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]
Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Ryan Zinke [R-MT]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Loretta Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]
Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Bishop [R-MI]	Rep. George Holding [R-NC]
Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]	Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-12-09	House	Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2015-12-09	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2015-03-26	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2015-03-26	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1654/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr1654/BILLS-114hr1654ih.pdf