S 3257 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act

Introduced Jul 24, 2018 Originated Senate Sponsor Ted Cruz R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 3, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 24, 2018
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Sanction Terrorist Operations Using Human Shields Act of 2018 or the STOP Using Human Shields Act

This bill provides for the imposition of sanctions on members of foreign terrorist organizations, including Hamas and Hizballah, and other foreign persons, agencies, or instrumentalities of foreign states with regard to use of civilians, other specially protected persons, or specially protected property to shield lawful targets from attack or to deliberately cause casualties to such persons or the destruction to such property during an armed conflict.

Cosponsors 51

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 24, 2018 to Oct 11, 2018; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalJul 24, 2018
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 24, 2018
D-INJoe DonnellyOriginalJul 24, 2018
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJul 24, 2018
R-FLMarco RubioOriginalJul 24, 2018
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJul 24, 2018
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJul 24, 2018
R-ARTom CottonJul 26, 2018
R-IDMike CrapoJul 30, 2018
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithJul 31, 2018
R-MSRoger F. WickerJul 31, 2018
R-MESusan M. CollinsJul 31, 2018
R-WYJohn BarrassoAug 1, 2018
R-ARJohn BoozmanAug 1, 2018
R-COCory GardnerAug 15, 2018
R-NVDean HellerAug 15, 2018
R-UTOrrin G. HatchAug 15, 2018
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIAug 16, 2018
R-INTodd YoungAug 16, 2018
R-LAJohn KennedyAug 21, 2018
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoAug 21, 2018
R-KSJerry MoranAug 22, 2018
R-IAChuck GrassleySep 5, 2018
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.Sep 12, 2018
R-LABill CassidySep 12, 2018
R-OKJames M. InhofeSep 12, 2018
R-IAJoni ErnstSep 12, 2018
R-SCLindsey GrahamSep 12, 2018
R-MORoy BluntSep 12, 2018
D-WITammy BaldwinSep 12, 2018
R-NCThom TillisSep 12, 2018
R-AKDan SullivanSep 17, 2018
R-NEDeb FischerSep 17, 2018
R-IDJames E. RischSep 17, 2018
D-WAMaria CantwellSep 17, 2018
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeySep 17, 2018
D-CTChristopher MurphySep 24, 2018
R-NDJohn HoevenSep 24, 2018
D-VAMark R. WarnerSep 24, 2018
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.Sep 24, 2018
R-OHRob PortmanSep 25, 2018
D-VATim KaineSep 25, 2018
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinSep 26, 2018
R-SDJohn ThuneSep 26, 2018
D-NJRobert MenendezOct 2, 2018
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOct 3, 2018
D-NJCory A. BookerOct 5, 2018
R-KSPat RobertsOct 5, 2018
R-WYMichael B. EnziOct 9, 2018
D-COMichael F. BennetOct 10, 2018
D-MIDebbie StabenowOct 11, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateForeign Relations Committee
Referred Jul 24, 2018Markup Sep 26, 2018Reported Oct 3, 2018

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 3, 2018Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  2. Oct 3, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 618.
  3. Sep 26, 2018Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  4. Jul 24, 2018Introduced in Senate
  5. Jul 24, 2018Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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

  1. Oct 12, 2018S. 3257, Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields ActAs reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on October 3, 2018

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 3342Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields ActRelated billDec 21, 2018
HR 3542Hamas Human Shields Prevention ActRelated billFeb 15, 2018

Titles 4

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for serious violations of international law regarding the protection of civilians during armed conflict, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
STOP Using Human Shields Act
Sanction Terrorist Operations Using Human Shields Act of 2018
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 3, 2018Reported to Senate
  2. Jul 24, 2018Introduced in Senate

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