House Bill 5948
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Global Peacebuilding Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 21, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
5948
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Global Peacebuilding Act
This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to transfer a certain amount of funds to the Department of State to increase U.S. contributions to multilateral, public-private, or locally led civil society peacebuilding initiatives.
February 21, 2020
02/21/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Appropriations.
02/21/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:17:41 PM