Global Fragility Act of 2019
Latest action · Mar 7, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Fragility Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State to establish the interagency Global Fragility Initiative to stabilize conflict-affected areas and prevent violence globally, and establishes funds to support such efforts.
The State Department shall devise a plan for the initiative, including its organizational structure and goals. The State Department shall lead in foreign policy, diplomatic, and political efforts. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall lead in development, humanitarian, and non-security policies. Other departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, shall provide support as necessary.
The State Department shall select priority countries and regions that are particularly at risk, and report to Congress 10-year plans for each. Each plan shall include information including descriptions of goals, plans for reaching such goals, and benchmarks for measuring progress.
The State Department shall report to Congress every two years about the initiative's progress. The Government Accountability Office shall consult Congress every two years about opportunities to assess the initiative and recommend improvements.
The bill creates the Stabilization and Prevention Fund to support efforts to stabilize conflict-affected areas, including areas at risk from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist organizations.
The bill establishes the Complex Crises Fund to support programs to address emerging, unforeseen, or complex challenges abroad.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 7, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Mar 7, 2019 |
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 7, 2019 |
| House | Appropriations Committee | Referred Mar 7, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 7, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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. 165, no. 41, March 7, 2019, pages H2585, H2584.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2116 | Global Fragility Act | Related bill | May 21, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance stabilization of conflict-affected areas and prevent violence and fragility globally, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Global Fragility Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against children
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Government trust funds
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Multilateral development programs
- Political movements and philosophies
- Public-private cooperation
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Religion
- Research and development
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 7, 2019Introduced 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.
