US Congress Senate Bill 727 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-7-1)
Status: Introduced on March 7 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-07-18 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the President to devise and implement a plan to combat global fragility. The bill also establishes funds to support such endeavors. The President shall report to Congress and implement a 10-year Global Fragility Strategy to (1) help stabilize conflict-affected areas, (2) address global fragility, and (3) increase U.S. capacity to be a leader in international efforts to prevent extremism and violent conflict. The strategy shall (1) focus on the long-term causes of fragility and violence; (2) include specific objectives and approaches to reduce such causes; and (3) contain a selection of priority countries and regions based on various factors, including U.S. national security interest and clearly defined indicators of the levels of violence or fragility in a country or region. The President shall report to Congress and implement action plans for the priority countries and regions. The bill establishes the Prevention and Stabilization Fund to replace the Relief and Recovery Fund. The new fund shall support stabilization of conflict-affected areas and assist areas liberated from or at risk from various terrorist organizations such as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. The bill also establishes the Complex Crises Fund to prevent or respond to emerging and unforeseen events overseas.

Global Fragility Act of 2019

Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL]
Sen. Todd Young [R-IN]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Cory Gardner [R-CO]	Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]	Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]
Sen. Angus King [I-ME]	Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-07-18	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
2019-07-18	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
2019-06-25	Senate	Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2019-03-07	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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/senate-bill/727/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s727/BILLS-116s727is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s727/BILLS-116s727rs.pdf