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House Bill 5273
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
Active
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Passed House on Nov 27, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
Mar 14, 2018
Latest Action
Nov 28, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5273
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Eliot Engel
New York
Democrat
Ami Bera
California
Democrat
Brad Sherman
California
Democrat
Karen Bass
California
Republican
Paul Cook
California
Democrat
Ted Lieu
California
Republican
Francis Rooney
Florida
Democrat
Bill Keating
Massachusetts
Republican
Ann Wagner
Missouri
Republican
John Faso
New York
Democrat
Matt Cartwright
Pennsylvania
Democrat
David Cicilline
Rhode Island
Republican
Michael McCaul
Texas
Republican
Ted Poe
Texas
Democrat
Adam Smith
Washington
Republican
Jim Sensenbrenner
Wisconsin
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on November 28, 2018
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
421
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018

This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) establish the Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence, related to reducing and addressing the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility, with a focus on 10 pilot countries to be determined by USAID; and (2) develop and submit to Congress an initial interagency implementing strategy which shall include individual pilot country plans.

The bill provides for initiative and pilot plan updates.

The Government Accountability Office shall review U.S. government activities in each pilot country.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
November 28, 2018
Engrossed in House
November 27, 2018
Introduced in House
March 14, 2018
Related Bills (1)
Aug 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
5
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 3368
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (15)
11/28/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
11/27/2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
11/27/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
11/27/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 16 (Roll no. 421). (text: CR H9587-9589)
11/27/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 16 (Roll no. 421).(text: CR H9587-9589)
11/27/2018
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9653-9654)
11/27/2018
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
11/27/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5273.
11/27/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9587-9591)
11/27/2018
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/27/2018
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
09/27/2018
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
09/27/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
03/14/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
03/14/2018
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:40:16 PM
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