HR 8212 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

End the Cyprus Embargo Act

Latest action · May 1, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 1, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 1, 2024 to Aug 2, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NVDina TitusOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalMay 1, 2024
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalMay 1, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanMay 8, 2024
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.May 8, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernMay 8, 2024
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesMay 8, 2024
R-TNTim BurchettMay 8, 2024
D-CABrad ShermanMay 14, 2024
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannMay 14, 2024
D-NYGrace MengMay 14, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerMay 14, 2024
D-NJRobert MenendezMay 14, 2024
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMay 16, 2024
D-NJDonald NorcrossMay 16, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderMay 22, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerMay 22, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiMay 22, 2024
D-NYPatrick RyanAug 2, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred May 1, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 1, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution states that ``Congress shall have the authority to make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.'' The single subject of this legislation is: Defense

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 75, May 1, 2024, page H2830.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 118-603STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025295 pagesAppropriations CommitteeApr 9, 2024–May 21, 2024

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for nonapplicability of a policy of denial for exports, re-exports, or transfers of defense articles and defense services destined for or originating in the Republic of Cyprus.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
End the Cyprus Embargo Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 1, 2024Introduced in House

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