To direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain membership status for India in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), and for other purposes.
2016-03-22: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Condemning in the strongest terms the terrorist attacks in Brussels on March 22, 2016, which murdered more than 30 innocent people, and severely wounded many more.
2016-03-23: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Providing for the safety and security of the Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq and awaiting resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, and permitting use of their own assets to assist in their resettlement.
2016-05-18: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 61 South Baldwin Avenue in Sierra Madre, California, as the "Louis Van Iersel Post Office".
2016-07-29: Became Public Law No: 114-207.
To authorize the use of passenger facility charges at an airport previously associated with the airport at which the charges are collected.
2016-07-07: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
TAILOR Act of 2015
2016-12-12: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 680.
To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Kazakhstan.
2015-12-10: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and nuclear proliferation, and to ensure regional security and human rights.
2016-09-07: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5139-5140)
Expressing the sense of the Congress condemning the gross violations of international law amounting to war crimes and crimes against humanity by the Government of Syria, its allies, and other parties to the conflict in Syria, and asking the President to direct his Ambassador at the United Nations to promote the establishment of a war crimes tribunal where these crimes could be addressed.
2016-03-15: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sanctioned Iranian Entities Oversight Act of 2016
2016-02-26: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to limit attorney fees and penalties in citizen suits, and for other purposes.
2015-07-30: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Flood Insurance Market Parity and Modernization Act
2016-05-09: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
2015-07-08: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4875)
Supporting the goals and ideals of Engineers Week.
2016-02-23: Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
DPRK Act of 2016
2016-07-06: Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Unanimous Consent .
Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
2015-11-04: Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, 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.
9/11 Memorial Act
2016-06-15: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Senate Subcommittee on National Parks. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 114-502.
Calling on the President to work toward equitable, constructive, stable, and durable Armenian-Turkish relations based upon the Republic of Turkey's full acknowledgment of the facts and ongoing consequences of the Armenian Genocide, and a fair, just, and comprehensive international resolution of this crime against humanity.
2015-03-18: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
To amend the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act to require voting members of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to testify before Congress at least twice each year when requested to do so or to otherwise permit certain Members of Congress to attend meetings of the Council whether or not such meetings are open to the public.
2015-12-10: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
PAST Act
2015-07-31: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.