Libya Stabilization Act
Latest action · Sep 29, 2021 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.
- IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Libya Stabilization Act
This bill provides for sanctions and aid related to the conflict in Libya.
The bill provides statutory authority for an April 19, 2016, executive order imposing property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons contributing to the violence in Libya.
The President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that (1) knowingly supports or engages in a significant transaction with a foreign person knowingly operating in Libya on behalf of Russia in a military capacity, (2) engages in significant actions threatening peace or stability in Libya, (3) misappropriates Libyan state assets or natural resources, or (4) is knowingly responsible for or complicit in serious human rights abuses in Libya. These sanctions shall expire on December 31, 2026.
Further, the President is authorized to expand educational and cultural exchange programs with Libya.
The bill urges the U.S. Agency for International Development to provide humanitarian assistance to individuals and communities in Libya, including health assistance, food, shelter, and support for an effective COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) response.
The Department of State must work to strengthen Libya's democratic governance, including by providing assistance to (1) unify Libya's financial and governing institutions, and (2) ensure free and credible future elections in Libya.
The Department of the Treasury must vote and argue for international financial institutions to support an economic recovery in Libya that complements the establishment of democratic institutions and rule of law.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 300 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed386–35 | Sep 28, 2021 |
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2021 to May 11, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Original | Feb 23, 2021 |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 11, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Colin Z. Allred | Mar 18, 2021 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Apr 1, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | May 11, 2021 |
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 Feb 23, 2021Markup Apr 21, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 28, 2021 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 23, 2021 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2021 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 28, 2021Ms. Wild moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5483-5489)
- Sep 28, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1228.
- Sep 28, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 28, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5494-5495)
- Sep 28, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 35 (Roll no. 300). (text: CR H5483-5488)
- Sep 28, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 28, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Apr 21, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 21, 2021Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 23, 2021Referred 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 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 H5483–H5489Text printed H5483–H5488Recorded votes H5494enactLists H5495Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 1228, Libya Stabilization Act | Susan Wild D-PA, Theodore E. Deutch D-FL, Young Kim R-CA | Sep 28, 2021 |
| House | Notices H5461Estimated budget effects of H.R. 1228, Libya Stabilization Act | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Sep 27, 2021 |
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
- May 18, 2021H.R. 1228, Libya Stabilization ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 21, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 34, February 23, 2021, page H588.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL33142 | Libya: Transition and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Jan 3, 2022 |
| R46423 | Women in the Middle East and North Africa: Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Dec 16, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 379 | Libya Stabilization Act | Related bill | Feb 23, 2021 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To 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 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
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- China
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Currency
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Economic development
- Egypt
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- 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
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Inflation and prices
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- 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 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2021Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2021Engrossed in House
- Feb 23, 2021Introduced 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.
