Expressing concern over the detention of Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Dec 3, 2020 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Progress
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- IntroducedJan 3, 2019
- Agreed to in HouseDec 3, 2020
Summary
This resolution expresses concern about the capture and detention of journalist Austin Tice and psychotherapist Majd Kamalmaz near Damascus, Syria. It encourages the Department of State, the Office of the Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, and other U.S. government entities to engage with Syria to facilitate their safe release.
Cosponsors 41
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2019 to Sep 30, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Jan 14, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Jan 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Haley M. Stevens | Sep 10, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-PA | Glenn Thompson | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | Jan 9, 2020 | |
| R-FL | Francis Rooney | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Feb 6, 2020 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Sep 22, 2020 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Sep 30, 2020 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Sep 30, 2020 |
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 3, 2019Markup Oct 1, 2020 |
| House | Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee | Referred Jan 3, 2019 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2020Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
- Dec 3, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6086-6090)
- Dec 3, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 17.
- Dec 3, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6086-6087)
- Dec 3, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 H6850 | Al Green D-TX | Dec 4, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6086–H6090Text printed H6086 | Al Green D-TX, Eliot L. Engel D-NY, Gus M. Bilirakis R-FL, J. French Hill R-AR, Michael T. McCaul R-TX, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Dec 3, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8778, H8780 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Nov 12, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this resolution, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-138 | DIPLOMACY OR DEAD END: AN EVALUATION OF SYRIA POLICY72 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 9, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-110 | MARKUP OF H.R. 6986, 7990, 7673, 8409, 4507, 8428, 8405, 8259, 4636, 4326, 7954, 8438, H.Res. 1012, 697, 1100, 751, 1077, 672, 17, 823, 996, 958, 825, 1121, 1115, 768, 1150, 1145564 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Oct 1, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-87 | MEMBER DAY HEARING62 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 12, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Expressing concern over the detention of Austin Tice, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- Expressing concern over the detention of Austin Tice and Majd Kamalmaz, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 3, 2020Engrossed in House
- Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
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