US Congress House Bill 672 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Enrolled on January 2 2019 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-01-02 - Presented to President.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017 (Sec. 3) This bill expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) it is in the U.S. national interest to combat anti-Semitism at home and abroad; (2) there is a need to ensure the security of European Jewish communities, including synagogues, schools, and cemeteries; (3) the United States should continue to emphasize the importance of combating anti-Semitism in multilateral bodies; and (4) the Department of State should continue to document acts of anti-Semitism and anti-Semitic incitement and encourage adoption by national government institutions and multilateral institutions of a working definition of anti-Semitism similar to the one adopted in the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance context. (Sec. 4) The International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 is amended to require the State Department's Annual Report on International Religious Freedom to include, for each European country in which threats or attacks against Jewish persons, schools, and religious institutions are particularly significant, a description of: the security challenges and needs of European Jewish communities and European law enforcement agencies; U.S. efforts to partner with European law enforcement agencies and civil society groups to combat anti-Semitic incidents; educational programming and public awareness initiatives that impart values of pluralism and tolerance, showcase the positive contributions of Jews, and pay special attention to population segments that exhibit a high degree of anti-Semitic animus; and efforts by European governments to adopt and apply a working definition of anti-Semitism.

Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 2017

Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]
Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]
Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Barbara Comstock [R-VA]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]
Rep. Daniel Donovan [R-NY]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-02	Senate	Presented to President.
2018-12-22	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2018-12-22	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2018-12-22	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8041)
2017-05-18	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2017-05-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2017-05-17	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4275-4276)
2017-05-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 672.
2017-05-17	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4275-4278)
2017-05-17	House	Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2017-03-29	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2017-03-29	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2017-02-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
2017-02-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2017-01-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2017-01-24	House	Introduced in House

SB198 (Same As) 2017-01-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/672/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr672/BILLS-115hr672ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr672/BILLS-115hr672eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr672/BILLS-115hr672enr.pdf