Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 23, 2018 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.
- IntroducedJul 23, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018
This bill amends the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001 to establish additional pre- and post- election conditions that Zimbabwe must satisfy in order to remove Department of the Treasury opposition to: (1) international financial institution loan, credit, or guarantee extensions to Zimbabwe; or (2) cancellation or reduction of debt owed by Zimbabwe to the United States or any international financial institution.
The bill includes Australia, the United Kingdom, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community in consultations regarding Zimbabwe's political violence and any future removal of related sanctions.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 23, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Jul 23, 2018 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 23, 2018 |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Original | Jul 23, 2018 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jul 23, 2018 |
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 Jul 23, 2018 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 23, 2018 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2018Introduced in House
- Jul 23, 2018Referred 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 Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 123, July 23, 2018, page H6650.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2595 | Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018 | Related bill | Mar 22, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Australia
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Economic development
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Farmland
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- International organizations and cooperation
- Land transfers
- Monetary policy
- Multilateral development programs
- News media and reporting
- Oceania
- Property rights
- Protest and dissent
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Unemployment
- United Kingdom
- Zimbabwe
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 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.
