Libya Stabilization Act
Latest action · Nov 30, 2020 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.
- IntroducedOct 11, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 18, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Libya Stabilization Act
This bill provides for sanctions and assistance related to the conflict in Libya.
The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person providing significant support to a militia or paramilitary group that is (1) knowingly threatening peace or stability in Libya, (2) knowingly engaging in the significant misappropriation or illicit exploitation of Libyan state assets or natural resources, or (3) responsible for or complicit in gross human rights violations in Libya. Such sanctions shall expire on December 31, 2024.
The Department of State shall work to strengthen Libya's democratic governance, including by providing assistance to (1) support efforts to resolve the current civil conflict in Libya, (2) unify Libya's financial and governing institutions, and (3) ensure transparent and credible future elections in Libya.
The Department of the Treasury shall vote and argue for international financial institutions to support an economic recovery in Libya that supports the establishment of a sovereign state with democratic institutions and rule of law.
Cosponsors 14
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 11, 2019 to Nov 17, 2020; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Oct 11, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Oct 11, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Oct 11, 2019 |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jan 29, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Guy Reschenthaler | Feb 11, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 14, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| R-OH | Brad R. Wenstrup | May 28, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Nov 17, 2020 |
Committees 4
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 Oct 11, 2019Markup Jul 29, 2020Reported Nov 17, 2020 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Oct 11, 2019Discharged Nov 17, 2020 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Nov 15, 2019 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Oct 11, 2019Discharged Nov 17, 2020 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Nov 30, 2020 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Nov 18, 2020Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 18, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5886-5892)
- Nov 18, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4644.
- Nov 18, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5886-5890)
- Nov 18, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 17, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 116-594, Part I.
- Nov 17, 2020Committee on the Judiciary discharged.
- Nov 17, 2020Committee on Financial Services discharged.
- Nov 17, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.
- Jul 29, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Nov 15, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Oct 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 11, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
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 H5886–H5892Text printed H5886–H5890Notices H5930Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4644, Libya Stabilization Act | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Ted S. Yoho R-FL, Theodore E. Deutch D-FL | Nov 18, 2020 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Sep 29, 2020H.R. 4644, Libya Stabilization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2020
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 161, October 11, 2019, page H8112.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2934 | Libya Stabilization Act | Related bill | Nov 21, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To clarify United States policy toward Libya, advance a diplomatic solution to the conflict in Libya, and support the people of Libya.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Libya Stabilization Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Libya Stabilization Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Libya Stabilization Act
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Libya Stabilization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Alliances
- Asia
- China
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Currency
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic development
- Egypt
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- France
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Health personnel
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- Inflation and prices
- International Affairs
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- International organizations and cooperation
- Italy
- Libya
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Multilateral development programs
- Oil and gas
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Qatar
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Saudi Arabia
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Sudan
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- Water use and supply
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 18, 2020Engrossed in House
- Nov 17, 2020Reported in House
- Oct 11, 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.
