Global Fragility Act
Latest action · May 21, 2019 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.
- IntroducedApr 8, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Global Fragility Act
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 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 8, 2019 to May 20, 2019; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ron Wright | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Original | Apr 8, 2019 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | May 9, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Greg Pence | May 9, 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 Apr 8, 2019Markup Apr 9, 2019 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 21, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- May 20, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 20, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3966-3969)
- May 20, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2116.
- May 20, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3966-3968)
- May 20, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 9, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 8, 2019Introduced in House
- Apr 8, 2019Referred 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 H3966–H3969Text printed H3966–H3968 | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | May 20, 2019 |
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
- Apr 29, 2019H.R. 2116, Global Fragility ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 60, April 8, 2019, page H3129.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1580 | Global Fragility Act of 2019 | Related bill | Mar 7, 2019 |
Titles 4
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
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Global Fragility Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Global Fragility Act
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 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Referred in Senate
- May 20, 2019Engrossed in House
- Apr 8, 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.
