US Congress House Bill 2615 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-14)
Status: Engrossed on July 16 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-07-16 - 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]

Authorizes foreign assistance to El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras (the Northern Triangle), and requires the Department of State to devise strategies to address economic development, corruption, and other issues in those countries. It also requires reports on various related topics, including factors that drive migrants from those countries to the United States. A portion of the assistance authorized for the Northern Triangle shall be conditioned upon the receiving country taking various actions, including (1) informing its citizens of the dangers of the journey to the United States, (2) fighting human and drug trafficking, and (3) combatting corruption. The State Department shall devise strategies directed at the Northern Triangle region to (1) promote inclusive economic growth that addresses the underlying causes of poverty and inequality, (2) combat corruption, (3) strengthen democratic institutions and rule of law, and (4) improve security conditions through means such as the professionalization of security services. The State Department shall designate a Senior Rule of Law Advisor for the Northern Triangle. The State Department shall also devise a strategy to work with Mexico to strengthen its southern border. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to be involved in a significant act of corruption in a Northern Triangle country. Individuals who engage in such corruption shall be subject to property-blocking sanctions and barred from entering the United States.

United States-Northern Triangle Enhanced Engagement Act

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Adriano Espaillat [D-NY]
Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Joaquin Castro [D-TX]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]	Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]
Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]
Rep. John Curtis [R-UT]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Xochitl Torres Small [D-NM]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]	Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]
Rep. Veronica Escobar [D-TX]	Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]	Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]
Rep. Frank Pallone [D-NJ]	Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-16	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2019-07-15	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-07-15	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5780-5784)
2019-07-15	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2615.
2019-07-15	House	Considered under suspension of the rules.
2019-07-15	House	Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. (consideration: CR H5780-5786)
2019-06-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-05-22	House	Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
2019-05-22	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-05-22	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-05-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2019-05-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
2019-05-09	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2615/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2615/BILLS-116hr2615ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2615/BILLS-116hr2615eh.pdf