House Bill 4591
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2018
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Passed House on Nov 27, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4591
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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checkPassed on November 27, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9593-9597)
Summary
Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2017
This bill imposes property-blocking and U.S. entry/visa sanctions until January 1, 2022, against any foreign person or entity that:
- has knowingly committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, violence that threatens Iraq's stability or that undermines its economic reconstruction and political reform;
- has knowingly assisted, or provided financial, material, or technological support for any such activity; or
- is owned or controlled by, or has acted on behalf of, a foreign person that has carried out any such activity.
November 28, 2018
November 27, 2018
December 7, 2017
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11/28/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 voice vote. (text: CR H9593-9597)
11/27/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9593-9597)
11/27/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4591.
11/27/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9593-9594)
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.
12/07/2017
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.
12/07/2017
Introduced in House
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