BURMA Act of 2017
Latest action · Nov 2, 2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
- IntroducedNov 2, 2017
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017 or the BURMA Act of 2017
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Burma (Myanmar) should ensure the safe and voluntary return of displaced people and fully implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
The U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution shall use U.S. influence to support only projects in Burma that do not partner or contract with or otherwise benefit any enterprise owned or controlled by the Burmese military.
The United States may not supply security assistance or engage in military programs with the Burmese armed forces or security forces until the Department of Defense certifies that such armed forces have demonstrated significant progress in abiding by international human rights standards and are undertaking significant security sector reform.
U.S. import restrictions on Burmese jadeite and rubies shall remain in effect until the President certifies that Burma has taken substantial measures to reform its gemstone industry.
The President shall: (1) submit a list of each senior Burmese military or security official who has played a substantial role in the commission of human rights abuses or who has failed to investigate human rights abuses, and (2) exclude any such individual from U.S. entry.
The President shall determine whether specified individuals should be included in the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
The Department of State, Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall jointly submit to Congress an assistance strategy to promote broad-based economic development in Burma.
Cosponsors 55
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 2, 2017 to May 25, 2018; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| R-AZ | Trent Franks | Original | Nov 2, 2017 |
| R-KS | Lynn Jenkins | Nov 7, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 10, 2017 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Nov 13, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Dec 1, 2017 | |
| R-NY | John Katko | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Dec 4, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Dec 5, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Dec 11, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| R-NJ | Leonard Lance | Dec 13, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Feb 13, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Feb 16, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-OK | Steve Russell | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Mar 1, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| R-NC | Mark Meadows | Mar 5, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Charles W. Dent | Mar 6, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| I-MI | Paul Mitchell | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Thomas J. Rooney | Mar 13, 2018 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Mar 14, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Mar 23, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Mar 23, 2018 | |
| R-VA | Thomas A. Garrett, Jr. | Mar 23, 2018 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Mar 29, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Apr 18, 2018 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Apr 23, 2018 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | May 8, 2018 | |
| R-FL | John H. Rutherford | May 8, 2018 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 25, 2018 |
Committees 5
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 Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2017 |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 2, 2017Introduced in House
- Nov 2, 2017Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3573 | Steve Chabot R-OH | Apr 25, 2018 |
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. 178, November 2, 2017, page H8444.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | PROCEEDINGS OF THE FULL COMMITTEE MARKUP ON H.R. 1224, NIST CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK, ASSESSMENT, AND AUDITING ACT OF 2017942 pages | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Jan 10, 2017–Nov 15, 2017 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45388 | Burmese Security Forces and Personnel Implicated in Serious Human Rights Abuses and Accountability Options Archived | Report | Mar 5, 2019 |
| IF10827 | U.S. Relations with Burma: Key Issues in 2018 Archived | Resource | Feb 12, 2018 |
| R45016 | The Rohingya Crises in Bangladesh and Burma Archived | Report | Nov 8, 2017 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2060 | Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 | Related bill | Feb 12, 2018 |
| S 3696 | Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 | Related bill | Nov 29, 2018 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote democracy and human rights in Burma, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- BURMA Act of 2017
- Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Burma
- Child safety and welfare
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against women
- Economic development
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Evidence and witnesses
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Government liability
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Mining
- Multilateral development programs
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sex offenses
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Visas and passports
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 2, 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.
