House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-300

Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018

H.R. 390Introduced Jan 10, 2017Policy area: International Affairs

Became law on Dec 11, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Christopher Smith R-NJ

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 10, 2017
Committee actionMar 29, 2017
Passed HouseJun 6, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed SenateOct 11, 2018 · by unanimous consent
Resolving differencesNov 27, 2018
To the PresidentNov 29, 2018
Became lawDec 11, 2018

Latest action: Dec 11, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-300.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 390.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 390, Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017” on May 1, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on March 29, 2017”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 1, 2017 ↗
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May 1, 2017
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 390, Iraq and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017” on September 22, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 19, 2017”.
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September 22, 2017
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H.R. 390, 115th Congress
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 6, January 10, 2017, Page H299):
Article 1, section 8 of the Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

47 cosponsors — 39 Republicans, 7 Democrats, 1 independent

7 of 47 cosponsors (15%) are from the other party.

Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Earl Carter (R-GA), Steve Chabot (R-OH), Barbara Comstock (R-VA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Sean Duffy (R-WI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Bill Flores (R-TX), Jeff Fortenberry (R-NE), Trent Franks (R-AZ), Thomas Garrett (R-VA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Kay Granger (R-TX), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Jody Hice (R-GA), J. Hill (R-AR), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Steve King (R-IA), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Mark Meadows (R-NC) and 17 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.

Sponsor’s state and district

New Jersey in Congress · NJ-4 district

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