Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act
Latest action · Nov 1, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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 4, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ethiopia Stabilization, Peace, and Democracy Act
This bill imposes sanctions and addresses other issues related to the conflict in Ethiopia.
The President must impose property-blocking sanctions (and visa-blocking sanctions in the case of an individual) against a foreign entity or individual that has taken certain actions to expand or extend the civil war or other conflicts in Ethiopia.
The bill prohibits assistance, with certain exceptions, to Ethiopia's security forces unless the Department of State certifies to Congress that Ethiopia's government has ceased all military operations associated with the civil war and met other specified conditions.
The Department of the Treasury must instruct U.S. representatives at international financial institutions to oppose, with some exceptions, such institutions providing loans or assistance to the governments of Ethiopia or Eritrea. Furthermore, the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation may not provide certain support for projects in Ethiopia. These restrictions must terminate after the State Department certifies that certain conditions, such as a cessation of military operations associated with the civil war in Ethiopia, have been met.
The President may provide support for activities necessary to preserve evidence of atrocities in Ethiopia and to pursue accountability for such atrocities.
Within 90 days of this bill's enactment, the State Department must report to Congress a determination of whether actions in Ethiopia by the armed forces of Ethiopia and Eritrea, the Tigrayan Peoples Liberation Front, and other armed actors constitute genocide, war crimes, or crimes against humanity.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2022 to Nov 3, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Feb 4, 2022 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Feb 4, 2022 |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Original | Feb 4, 2022 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Feb 8, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Mike Johnson | Mar 28, 2022 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 29, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Mar 31, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Apr 21, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Apr 26, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | May 6, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Lizzie Fletcher | May 10, 2022 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 1, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Feb 9, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 9, 2022Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Feb 8, 2022Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 4, 2022Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Africa
- Asia
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- China
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Egypt
- Eritrea
- Ethiopia
- Europe
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Iran
- Mental health
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Multilateral development programs
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Sudan
- Trade restrictions
- Turkey
- United Arab Emirates
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
- Women's rights
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 2022Introduced in House
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