Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
Latest action · Oct 25, 2017 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedMay 25, 2017
- Agreed to in HouseOct 25, 2017
Summary
Expresses appreciation to the European Union (EU) for the progress made in countering Hizballah since the EU designated Hizballah's military wing as a terrorist organization.
Supports: (1) U.S.-EU cooperation in thwarting Hizballah's criminal and terrorist activities; and (2) transcontinental efforts within Europe to share intelligence information among police and security services to facilitate greater cooperation in tracking, apprehending, and prosecuting terrorists, foreign fighters, and potential offenders.
Encourages the EU to implement sanctions against Hizballah-affiliated terrorists.
Urges the EU to designate Hizballah as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on the group, including through:
- better cross-border cooperation among EU members;
- issuing arrest warrants against Hizballah members and supporters;
- freezing Hizballah's assets in Europe, including those masquerading as charities; and
- prohibiting fund raising activities in support of Hizballah.
Cosponsors 58
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2017 to Oct 24, 2017; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-NY | Hakeem S. Jeffries | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-NY | Lee M. Zeldin | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-PA | Mike Kelly | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 25, 2017 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Jun 12, 2017 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Jun 12, 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 May 25, 2017Markup Jul 27, 2017 |
| Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2017Markup Jun 29, 2017Reported Jun 29, 2017 | |
| Europe Subcommittee | Referred Jun 27, 2017 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Oct 25, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8191-8194)
- Oct 25, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 359.
- Oct 25, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8191-8192)
- Oct 25, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 27, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 27, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 29, 2017Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 29, 2017Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
- Jun 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- Jun 27, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats.
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
- May 25, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1439 | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. D-GA | Oct 26, 2017 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1426, H8181, H8191–H8194Text printed H8191 | Bradley Scott Schneider D-IL, Christopher H. Smith R-NJ, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL, Steve Chabot R-OH, Theodore E. Deutch D-FL, Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY | Oct 25, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-56 | VARIOUS MEASURES155 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jul 27, 2017 |
| Serial No. 115-49 | VARIOUS MEASURES62 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 29, 2017 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase pressure on it and its members.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2017Engrossed in House
- May 25, 2017Introduced in House
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