US Congress House Bill 221 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-30)
Status: Passed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Became Public Law No: 116-326.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Establishes the Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating anti-Semitism as an ambassador-rank official, appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, who leads the Office to Monitor and Combat anti-Semitism within the Department of State. (Under current law, the special envoy is appointed by the Secretary of State.) The President may nominate the special envoy from among State Department officers and employees. The special envoy shall be the primary advisor in the government relating to monitoring and combating anti-Semitism in foreign countries. The individual shall be of recognized distinction in combating anti-Semitism.

Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Peter King [R-NY]
Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Lee Zeldin [R-NY]	Rep. Nita Lowey [D-NY]	Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]
Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]	Rep. Will Hurd [R-TX]
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]
Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]
Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]
Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Donald Norcross [D-NJ]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]	Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]	Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]
Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]
Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]	Rep. David Kustoff [R-TN]	Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]	Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA]
Rep. Chris Collins [R-NY]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]	Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]
Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]
Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Bob Gibbs [R-OH]
Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Luis Correa [D-CA]	Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]

2019-01-11 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill RC# 29 (Y: 411 N: 1 NV: 21 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	House	Became Public Law No: 116-326.
2021-01-13	House	Signed by President.
2021-01-01	House	Presented to President.
2020-12-31	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-31	House	On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text: CR H9172)
2020-12-31	House	Mrs. Dingell asked unanimous consent to take the bill, H.R. 221, from the Speaker's Table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H9172)
2020-12-17	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2020-12-16	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S7556)
2020-12-16	Senate	S.Amdt.2709 Amendment SA 2709 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
2020-12-16	Senate	S.Amdt.2709 Amendment SA 2709 proposed by Senator Moran for Senator Rubio. (consideration: CR S7556; text: CR S7556) In the nature of a substitute.
2020-12-16	Senate	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7556)
2020-12-16	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2019-01-14	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2019-01-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2019-01-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 1 (Roll no. 29). (text: CR 1/10/2019 H434)
2019-01-11	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H504-505)
2019-01-10	House	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.
2019-01-10	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 221.
2019-01-10	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H434-437)
2019-01-10	House	Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2019-01-03	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-01-03	House	Introduced in House

SB238 (Same As) 2020-06-03 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 461.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/221/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr221/BILLS-116hr221ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr221/BILLS-116hr221eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr221/BILLS-116hr221eas.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr221/BILLS-116hr221enr.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/201929