US HR259 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-06-20 - Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that (1) the United States should support the safe return of displaced indigenous people of the Nineveh Plain and Sinjar to their ancestral homeland; and (2) the Iraqi Security Forces and the Kurdish Peshmerga should work to more fully integrate all communities, including religious minority communities, to counter current and future terrorist threats.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral homelands.

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Darin LaHood [R-IL]Rep. Charles Fleischmann [R-TN]Rep. Guy Reschenthaler [R-PA]Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]
Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Russ Fulcher [R-ID]Rep. Ron Wright [R-TX]Rep. David Joyce [R-OH]
Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]Rep. Josh Harder [D-CA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]
Rep. John Moolenaar [R-MI]Rep. Elissa Slotkin [D-MI]Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]
Rep. Jimmy Panetta [D-CA]Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]Rep. Martha Roby [R-AL]
Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]
Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]
Rep. Steve Watkins [R-KS]Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]Rep. David Trone [D-MD]Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]Rep. Michael Guest [R-MS]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]
Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]Rep. Gil Cisneros [D-CA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]Rep. Chris Stewart [R-UT]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]
Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]Rep. Colin Allred [D-TX]
Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]Rep. Salud Carbajal [D-CA]
Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX]Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]Rep. Ralph Norman [R-SC]Rep. Ken Buck [R-CO]
Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]Rep. Max Rose [D-NY]Rep. Scott Tipton [R-CO]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]

History

DateChamberAction
2019-06-20HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
2019-06-20HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-03-27HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-03-27HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB2500 (Related) 2020-08-11 - Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 512.
SB1790 (Related) 2019-12-20 - Became Public Law No: 116-92. (TXT | PDF)
HR758 (Similar To) 2019-12-11 - Mr. Nadler moved to table the motion to reconsider

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