Partnership Fund for Peace Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 5, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJun 5, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Partnership Fund for Peace Act of 2019
This bill requires the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to establish the Partnership Fund for Peace for promoting economic development in Palestine and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
Specifically, the bill directs the USAID to establish this fund to finance (1) small and medium-sized Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies in order to promote the private sector and create jobs in Palestinian territories, and (2) people-to-people peacebuilding programs that support reconciliation between Palestinians and Israelis. An economic partnership, entrepreneur, or company requesting support from the fund must include a Palestinian entrepreneur or company as a partner. A people-to-people partnership requesting support from the fund must include a nonprofit organization that brings Palestinians and Israelis together for reconciliation or nonprofit organizations that further reconciliation between Arab and Jewish citizens of Israel.
Cosponsors 63
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 5, 2019 to Dec 16, 2020; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Original | Jun 5, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-VA | Denver Riggleman | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Ron Estes | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Tom Graves | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jul 23, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Dean Phillips | Aug 13, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Ann Wagner | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Aug 16, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Troy Balderson | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Greg Stanton | Oct 15, 2019 | |
| R-AR | J. French Hill | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Oct 16, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-NC | Virginia Foxx | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Jan 13, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-VA | Elaine G. Luria | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jan 27, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Donna E. Shalala | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Feb 3, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Feb 21, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Cynthia Axne | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| R-MI | Jack Bergman | Mar 2, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Steve Stivers | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Oct 1, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Oct 20, 2020 | |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Oct 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Tj Cox | Oct 30, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Dec 16, 2020 |
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 Jun 5, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 5, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 5, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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. 94, June 5, 2019, page H4343.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1727 | Partnership Fund for Peace Act of 2019 | Identical bill | Jun 5, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Partnership Fund for Peace to promote joint economic development and finance ventures between Palestinian entrepreneurs and companies and those in the United States and Israel to improve economic cooperation and people-to-people peacebuilding programs, and to further shared community building, peaceful coexistence, dialogue, and reconciliation between Israelis and Palestinians.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Partnership Fund for Peace Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Arab-Israeli relations
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- International Affairs
- International organizations and cooperation
- Israel
- Middle East
- Palestinians
- Political movements and philosophies
- Public-private cooperation
- Research and development
- Small business
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 5, 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.
