Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017
Latest action · Mar 9, 2017 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 9, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017
This bill directs the Department of State to submit a determination regarding whether the government of Pakistan, including any of its agents or instrumentalities, committed, conspired to commit, attempted, aided, or abetted: (1) any of specified acts constituting an act of or support for international terrorism, or (2) any other act that constitutes an act of or support for international terrorism.
Within 30 days after making such a determination in the affirmative, the State Department shall report to Congress: (1) a determination on whether Pakistan is a state sponsor of terrorism, or (2) a detailed justification as to why Pakistan's conduct does not meet the legal criteria for such designation.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 9, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Mar 9, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 9, 2017 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2017Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2005)
- Mar 9, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
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 Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 41, March 9, 2017, page H2019.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6069 | Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 20, 2016 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require a report on the designation of Pakistan as a state sponsor of terrorism, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2017Introduced 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.
