HR 8501 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.

Latest action · May 22, 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 22, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2024 to Oct 4, 2024; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalMay 22, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonJun 3, 2024
D-WAPramila JayapalJun 3, 2024
D-INAndré CarsonJun 4, 2024
D-MNIlhan OmarJun 4, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezJun 11, 2024
D-NVDina TitusJun 12, 2024
D-HIJill N. TokudaJun 12, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyJun 25, 2024
D-MDJamie RaskinJul 9, 2024
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyJul 9, 2024
D-MOCori BushJul 22, 2024
D-TXGreg CasarJul 22, 2024
D-MASeth MoultonJul 22, 2024
D-NYJamaal BowmanJul 23, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerJul 24, 2024
D-MIRashida TlaibJul 25, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeJul 30, 2024
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaAug 9, 2024
D-WIMark PocanAug 9, 2024
D-TXLloyd DoggettAug 23, 2024
D-FLMaxwell FrostAug 23, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoSep 6, 2024
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeSep 9, 2024
D-MAJake AuchinclossSep 10, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Oct 4, 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 22, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2024Introduced in House
  2. May 22, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

In the Congressional Record 1

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6448James P. McGovern D-MADec 9, 2024

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: Section 8 of Article I of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates until the President certifies to Congress that the UAE is no longer providing materiel support to the Rapid Support Forces in Sudan.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 89, May 22, 2024, page H3484.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
RS21852The United Arab Emirates (UAE): Issues for U.S. PolicyReportSep 30, 2026

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit the issuance of licenses for the exportation of certain defense articles to the United Arab Emirates, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 22, 2024Introduced in House

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