Congress and the Middle East, 2011-2020: Selected Case Studies
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- HJRES 124113th Congress
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2015
Sep 19, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-164.
- HR 1327113th Congress
Free Syria Act of 2013
Apr 15, 2013 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security.
- HR 1765113th Congress
Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
May 1, 2013 · Became Public Law No: 113-9.
- HR 1960113th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
Jul 8, 2013 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 126.
- HR 2642113th Congress
Agricultural Act of 2014
Feb 7, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-79.
- HR 325113th Congress
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Feb 4, 2013 · Became Public Law No: 113-3.
- HR 3304113th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
Dec 26, 2013 · Became Public Law No: 113-66.
- HR 3547113th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014
Jan 17, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-76.
- HR 3979113th Congress
Carl Levin and Howard P. "Buck" McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Dec 19, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-291.
- HR 5013113th Congress
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015
Jun 27, 2014 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 372.
- HR 5648113th Congress
United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2014
Sep 18, 2014 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- HR 588113th Congress
Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
Jul 18, 2013 · Became Public Law No: 113-21.
- HR 83113th Congress
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015
Dec 16, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-235.
- HR 850113th Congress
Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013
Aug 1, 2013 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- HR 933113th Congress
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
Mar 26, 2013 · Became Public Law No: 113-6.
- S 1881113th Congress
Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2013
Dec 20, 2013 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 288.
- S 1901113th Congress
Support for United States-Republic of Korea Civil Nuclear Cooperation Act
Feb 12, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-81.
- S 2410113th Congress
Carl Levin National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
Jun 2, 2014 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 402.
- S 2650113th Congress
Iran Nuclear Negotiations Act of 2014
Jul 23, 2014 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- S 960113th Congress
Syria Transition Support Act of 2013
Jul 24, 2013 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 147.
- SJRES 21113th Congress
Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons
Sep 10, 2013 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6301-6304, S6307-6312, S6312-6321)
- HJRES 61114th Congress
Hire More Heroes Act of 2015
Sep 24, 2015 · Motion by Senator McConnell to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 2685) made in Senate. (consideration: CR S6916; text: CR S6916)
- HJRES 64114th Congress
Disapproving of the agreement transmitted to Congress by the President on July 19, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran.
Sep 8, 2015 · Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 408 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 64 with 10 hours of general debate. Motion to recommit allowed. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
- HR 1191114th Congress
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
May 22, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-17.
- HR 2029114th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016
Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-113.
- HR 2617114th Congress
An act to amend the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 to reduce a scheduled increase in the minimum wage applicable to American Samoa.
Oct 7, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-61.
- HR 2685114th Congress
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2016
Nov 5, 2015 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S7779)
- HR 3460114th Congress
To suspend until January 21, 2017, the authority of the President to waive, suspend, reduce, provide relief from, or otherwise limit the application of sanctions pursuant to an agreement related to the nuclear program of Iran.
Jul 14, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- HR 3461114th Congress
To approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, signed at Vienna on July 14, 2015, relating to the nuclear program of Iran.
Sep 11, 2015 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- HR 6389114th Congress
Taylor Force Act
Nov 18, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- HR 907114th Congress
United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015
Feb 18, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-123.
- S 1356114th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Nov 25, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-92.
- S 261114th Congress
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 200 NW 4th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the William J. Holloway, Jr. United States Courthouse.
Oct 7, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-64.
- S 2943114th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Dec 23, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-328.
- S 615114th Congress
Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015
Apr 14, 2015 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.
- HCONRES 142115th Congress
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from hostilities in the Republic of Yemen that have not been authorized by Congress.
Nov 29, 2018 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- HJRES 76115th Congress
Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Aug 22, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 1117115th Congress
To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.
Oct 18, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 1625115th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
Mar 23, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-141.
- HR 1698115th Congress
Iran Ballistic Missiles and International Sanctions Enforcement Act
Oct 30, 2017 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- HR 2254115th Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2635 Napa Street in Vallejo, California, as the "Janet Capello Post Office Building".
Mar 23, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-142.
- HR 244115th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017
May 5, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 2646115th Congress
United States-Jordan Defense Cooperation Extension Act
Nov 29, 2018 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 703.
- HR 2810115th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Dec 12, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 3364115th Congress
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
Aug 2, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 5132115th Congress
Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Economic Exclusion Act
Mar 7, 2018 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
- HR 5515115th Congress
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
Aug 13, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-232.
- HR 6157115th Congress
Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019 and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019
Sep 28, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-245.
- HRES 1176115th Congress
Providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.
Dec 12, 2018 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S 2946115th Congress
Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
Oct 3, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-253.