Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 20, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of State, when providing overseas assistance for refugees, to ensure the provision of safe and secure access to sanitation facilities, with a special emphasis on women, girls, and vulnerable populations.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2019 to Apr 12, 2019; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Jan 16, 2019 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Jan 16, 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 Jan 16, 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 H3970)
- May 20, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 615.
- May 20, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3970)
- 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.
- Jan 16, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H4151 | Grace Meng D-NY | May 23, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3970Text printed H3970 | 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 24, 2019H.R. 615, Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019As 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. 9, January 16, 2019, page H677.
Printed hearings 2
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 7285 | Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2018 | Reintroduction of | Dec 12, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide women and girls safe access to sanitation facilities in refugee camps.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Refugee Sanitation Facility Safety Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2019Referred in Senate
- May 20, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 16, 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.
