CEASE Act
Latest action · Jun 27, 2013 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 27, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Conditioning Economic Assistance and Support to Egypt Act or CEASE Act - Prohibits specified U.S. economic assistance and opposes World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) assistance to the government of Egypt unless the President certifies to Congress that the government of Egypt: (1) has implemented legal reforms to protect political, economic, and religious freedoms and human rights; (2) is demonstrating a commitment to free and fair elections; (3) is implementing all measures in the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty; (4) is taking action to eliminate smuggling networks, destroy tunnels between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, and combat terrorism in the Sinai; (5) in consultation with the Department of Defense (DOD), has produced an analysis of Egypt's current security needs; and (6) has lifted restrictions in law and practice on the work and funding of Egyptian and international nongovernmental human rights and democracy organizations.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 27, 2013 to Jul 10, 2013; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Billy Long | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-FL | Ron DeSantis | Original | Jun 27, 2013 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Jul 8, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Jul 10, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2013 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 27, 2013 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 27, 2013Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4144.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43655 | U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Frequently Asked Questions and Background Archived | Report | Jul 31, 2014 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To limit United States economic assistance and to oppose World Bank and International Monetary Fund assistance to the Government of Egypt.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Conditioning Economic Assistance and Support to Egypt Act
- CEASE Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Egypt
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Gaza Strip
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Israel
- Middle East
- Multilateral development programs
- Political movements and philosophies
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Smuggling and trafficking
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 27, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
