Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
Latest action · Nov 28, 2018 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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 14, 2018
- Passed HouseNov 27, 2018
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) establish the Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence, related to reducing and addressing the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility, with a focus on 10 pilot countries to be determined by USAID; and (2) develop and submit to Congress an initial interagency implementing strategy which shall include individual pilot country plans.
The bill provides for initiative and pilot plan updates.
The Government Accountability Office shall review U.S. government activities in each pilot country.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 421 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed376–16 | Nov 27, 2018 |
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 14, 2018 to Nov 27, 2018; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 14, 2018 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 14, 2018 |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Original | Mar 14, 2018 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Mar 14, 2018 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 14, 2018 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Sep 25, 2018 | |
| R-NY | John J. Faso | Nov 27, 2018 |
Committees 2
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 14, 2018Markup Sep 27, 2018 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 28, 2018 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Nov 27, 2018Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 27, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9587-9591)
- Nov 27, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5273.
- Nov 27, 2018At 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.
- Nov 27, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9653-9654)
- Nov 27, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 376 - 16 (Roll no. 421). (text: CR H9587-9589)
- Nov 27, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 27, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 27, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 27, 2018Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 27, 2018Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 14, 2018Introduced in House
- Mar 14, 2018Referred 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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9587–H9591Text printed H9587–H9589Recorded votes H9653enact | Edward R. Royce R-CA, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | Nov 27, 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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 14, 2018H.R. 5273, Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 27, 2018
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 45, March 14, 2018, page H1608.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-158 | VARIOUS MEASURES180 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Sep 27, 2018 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3368 | Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 | Related bill | Aug 22, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reduce global fragility and violence by improving the capacity of the United States to reduce and address the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility in pilot countries, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To reduce global fragility and violence by improving the capacity of the United States to reduce and address the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Crimes against women
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic development
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Multilateral development programs
- Organized crime
- Performance measurement
- Political movements and philosophies
- Public-private cooperation
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Research and development
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 28, 2018Referred in Senate
- Nov 27, 2018Engrossed in House
- Mar 14, 2018Introduced 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.
