US Congress House Bill 2116 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-6)
Status: Engrossed on May 21 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-21 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs the Department of State to establish the interagency Global Fragility Initiative to stabilize conflict-affected areas and prevent violence globally, and establishes funds to support such efforts. The State Department shall devise a plan for the initiative, including its organizational structure and goals. The State Department shall lead in foreign policy, diplomatic, and political efforts. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall lead in development, humanitarian, and non-security policies. Other departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, shall provide support as necessary. The State Department shall select priority countries and regions that are particularly at risk, and report to Congress 10-year plans for each. Each plan shall include information including descriptions of goals, plans for reaching such goals, and benchmarks for measuring progress. The State Department shall report to Congress every two years about the initiative's progress. The Government Accountability Office shall consult Congress every two years about opportunities to assess the initiative and recommend improvements. The bill creates the Stabilization and Prevention Fund to support efforts to stabilize conflict-affected areas, including areas at risk from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist organizations. The bill establishes the Complex Crises Fund to support programs to address emerging, unforeseen, or complex challenges abroad.

Global Fragility Act

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Jim Cooper [D-TN]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Gregory Pence [R-IN]
Rep. Andy Kim [D-NJ]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-21	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2019-05-20	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-05-20	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3966-3968)
2019-05-20	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2116.
2019-05-20	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3966-3969)
2019-05-20	House	Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-04-09	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-04-09	House	Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
2019-04-09	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-04-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-04-08	House	Introduced in House

HB1580 (Related) 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2116/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2116/BILLS-116hr2116ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2116/BILLS-116hr2116eh.pdf