Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021
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- HJRES 90114th Congress
To provide limitations on the transfer of certain United States munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
Apr 20, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- HJRES 98114th Congress
Relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment.
Sep 20, 2016 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- HR 1735114th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Oct 22, 2015 · Vetoed by President.
- HR 2262114th Congress
U.S. Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act
Nov 25, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-90.
- HR 5293114th Congress
Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017
Sep 6, 2016 · Second cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 55 - 43. Record Vote Number: 136. (consideration: CR S5239-5240)
- HR 5578114th Congress
Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016
Oct 7, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-236.
- HR 728114th Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7050 Highway BB in Cedar Hill, Missouri, as the "Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post Office".
Jul 20, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-32.
- S 1356114th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
Nov 25, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-92.
- S 1461114th Congress
A bill to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2015.
Dec 18, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-112.
- S 2119114th Congress
Iran Policy Oversight Act of 2015
Oct 1, 2015 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- S 2873114th Congress
Expanding Capacity for Health Outcomes Act
Dec 14, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-270.
- S 2943114th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
Dec 23, 2016 · Became Public Law No: 114-328.
- S 3267114th Congress
Countering Iranian Threats Act of 2016
Jul 14, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- S 611114th Congress
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act
Dec 11, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-98.
- S 971114th Congress
Medicare Independence at Home Medical Practice Demonstration Improvement Act of 2015
Jul 30, 2015 · Became Public Law No: 114-39.
- SJRES 32114th Congress
A joint resolution to provide limitations on the transfer of certain United States munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
Apr 13, 2016 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- SJRES 39114th Congress
A joint resolution relating to the disapproval of the proposed foreign military sale to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of M1A1/A2 Abrams Tank structures and other major defense equipment.
Sep 21, 2016 · Motion to table the motion to discharge Committee on Foreign Relations agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 27. Record Vote Number: 145. (consideration: CR S5934-5935)
- SRES 524114th Congress
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on the conflict in Yemen.
Jul 14, 2016 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 575.
- HCONRES 138115th 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.
Sep 26, 2018 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- 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.
- HCONRES 81115th Congress
Directing the President pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution to remove United States Armed Forces from unauthorized hostilities in the Republic of Yemen.
Oct 11, 2017 · UNANIMOUS CONSENT - Mr. Collins (GA) asked unanimous consent that the provisions of section 7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546) shall apply to H.Con.Res. 81 not earlier than November 2, 2017, but on the same terms that would have adhered on October 13, 2017. Agreed to without objection.
- HJRES 102115th Congress
Relating to the disapproval of the proposed export to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia of certain defense articles.
May 25, 2017 · Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- HJRES 104115th Congress
To provide limitations on the transfer of air-to-ground munitions from the United States to Saudi Arabia.
May 25, 2017 · 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 1208115th Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9155 Schaefer Road, Converse, Texas, as the "Converse Veterans Post Office Building".
Mar 20, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-138.
- HR 1242115th Congress
400 Years of African-American History Commission Act
Jan 8, 2018 · Signed by President.
- HR 1927115th Congress
African American Civil Rights Network Act of 2017
Jan 8, 2018 · Signed by President.
- HR 2229115th Congress
All Circuit Review Act
Jul 7, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-195.
- 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 2288115th Congress
Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017
Aug 23, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 2331115th Congress
Connected Government Act
Jan 10, 2018 · Signed by President.
- HR 2795115th Congress
Yemen Security and Humanity Act
Jun 27, 2017 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa.
- HR 2810115th Congress
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
Dec 12, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 2115th Congress
Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018
Dec 20, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-334.
- HR 3219115th Congress
Make America Secure Appropriations Act, 2018
Aug 1, 2017 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 187.
- HR 4603115th Congress
Houthis and Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2017
Dec 7, 2017 · Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
- HR 4840115th Congress
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the "Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building".
Jul 24, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-217.
- 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.
- HR 6237115th Congress
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Jul 16, 2018 · Received in the Senate.
- HR 6385115th Congress
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2019
Jul 16, 2018 · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 642.
- HR 657115th Congress
Follow the Rules Act
Jun 14, 2017 · Signed by President.
- HR 6784115th Congress
Manage our Wolves Act
Nov 26, 2018 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- HR 931115th Congress
Firefighter Cancer Registry Act of 2018
Jul 7, 2018 · Became Public Law No: 115-194.
- HRES 1142115th Congress
Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6784) to provide for removal of the gray wolf in the contiguous 48 States from the List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife published under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and providing for proceedings during the period from November 19, 2018, through November 26, 2018.
Nov 14, 2018 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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.
- HRES 599115th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to United States policy towards Yemen, and for other purposes.
Nov 13, 2017 · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- S 1083115th Congress
A bill to amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.
Jun 27, 2017 · Signed by President.
- S 1683113th Congress
A bill to provide for the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.
Dec 18, 2014 · Became Public Law No: 113-276.