Yemen Refueling Prohibition Act
Latest action · Jan 30, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
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 30, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Yemen Refueling Prohibition Act
This bill prohibits obligating or expending federal funds to provide in-flight refueling for aircraft belonging to Saudi Arabia or the Saudi-led coalition as part of the ongoing military intervention in Yemen.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 30, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Ted S. Yoho | Original | Jan 30, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Jan 30, 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 30, 2019 |
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred Jan 30, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 30, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 30, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed 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.
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. 19, January 30, 2019, page H1338.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R45046 | Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 Archived | Report | Feb 10, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the use of funds to provide for in-flight refueling of Saudi or Saudi-led coalition aircraft conducting missions as part of the ongoing coalition intervention in Yemen.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Yemen Refueling Prohibition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 30, 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.
