EXPO Act of 2019
Latest action · Nov 6, 2019 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
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 23, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 29, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Expositions Provide Opportunities Act of 2019 or EXPO Act of 2019
This bill authorizes the Department of State to provide funds for a pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Before providing such funds, the State Department shall notify Congress. The notification shall contain information on various related topics, including the source of such funds, an analysis of the human rights record of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and a certification that each entity receiving such funds is not (1) in violation of UAE labor laws, (2) utilizing a victim of trafficking, or (3) in violation of any applicable anti-corruption laws.
The funds shall be made available on a cost-matching basis from sources other than the U.S. government, to the maximum extent practicable.
The State Department shall report to Congress within 180 days after the opening of the pavilion on (1) the number of participating U.S. businesses, and (2) the amount and source of any obtained matching funds.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 23, 2019 to Oct 28, 2019; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-MN | Jim Hagedorn | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-MN | Tom Emmer | Original | Oct 23, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Oct 28, 2019 |
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 Oct 23, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
- Nov 5, 2019Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Oct 30, 2019Received in the Senate.
- Oct 29, 2019Mr. Phillips moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 29, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8585-8587)
- Oct 29, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4842.
- Oct 29, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8585)
- Oct 29, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 23, 2019Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6412 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 6, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6410 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Nov 5, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8585–H8587Text printed H8585 | Dean Phillips D-MN, Ted S. Yoho R-FL | Oct 29, 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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 168, October 23, 2019, page H8458.
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Secretary of State to provide funds for a United States pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Expositions Provide Opportunities Act of 2019
- EXPO Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Expositions Provide Opportunities Act of 2019
- EXPO Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) from PCS (Placed on Senate Calendar) bill text
- Expositions Provide Opportunities Act of 2019
- EXPO Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 6, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
- Oct 29, 2019Engrossed in House
- Oct 23, 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.
