Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in International law and treaties

Bill Introduced: S.929 Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

2013-05-08T20:00:00Z

A bill to impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.131 A resolution recommending the designation of a Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate the successes and shortcomings of the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to provide policy recommendations, and to report back to Congress within one year.

2013-05-07T20:00:00Z

A resolution recommending the designation of a Presidential Special Envoy to the Balkans to evaluate the successes and shortcomings of the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords in Bosnia and Herzegovina, to provide policy recommendations, and to report back to Congress within one year.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1778 Justice for Imprisoned Americans Overseas Act of 2013

2013-04-25T20:00:00Z

To mandate training of members of the Foreign Service to protect the rights of United States citizens in the custody of foreign governments, to deny entry into the United States of officials of any foreign government, including their immediate family members, who commit or who fail to rectify fundamental due process and human rights violations of United States citizens in the custody of a foreign government, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.812 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take actions to implement the Agreement between the United States of America and the United Mexican States Concerning Transboundary Hydrocarbon Reservoirs in the Gulf of Mexico.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1692 Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2013

2013-04-23T20:00:00Z

To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1613 Outer Continental Shelf Transboundary Hydrocarbon Agreements Authorization Act

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for the proper Federal management and oversight of transboundary hydrocarbon reservoirs, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1650 Nuclear Weapons Abolition and Economic and Energy Conversion Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

To provide for nuclear weapons abolition and economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia Initiative Measure Number 37 of 1992, while ensuring environmental restoration and clean-energy conversion.

Bill Introduced: S.767 Social Security Totalization Agreement Reform Act of 2013

2013-04-17T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for Congressional oversight and approval of totalization agreements.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1556 Fairness in International Taxation Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade taxation of United States income.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1505 Holocaust Rail Justice Act

2013-04-10T20:00:00Z

To ensure that the courts of the United States may provide an impartial forum for claims brought by United States citizens and others against any railroad organized as a separate legal entity, arising from the deportation of United States citizens and others to Nazi concentration camps on trains owned or operated by such railroad, and by the heirs and survivors of such persons, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.696 Safe Chemicals Act of 2013

2013-04-09T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that risks from chemicals are adequately understood and managed, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.131 Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the need for international efforts toward long-term peace, stability, and observance of human rights.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.134 Condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for its continuing acts of aggression, its expressed intent to break the July 10, 1953, Korean War Armistice Agreement, and for its repeated violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

Condemning the Democratic People's Republic of Korea for its continuing acts of aggression, its expressed intent to break the July 10, 1953, Korean War Armistice Agreement, and for its repeated violations of United Nations Security Council resolutions.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.136 Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

Urging Turkey to respect the rights and religious freedoms of the Ecumenical Patriarchate.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1361 Inefficient Defense Elimination Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To terminate or retire certain aircraft and ship programs of the Department of Defense, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1327 Free Syria Act of 2013

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

To improve United States humanitarian and other assistance to the Syrian people, facilitate the transition of Syria to a democratic government, provide for United States support to the post-Assad government, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.617 Syria Democratic Transition Act of 2013

2013-03-18T20:00:00Z

A bill to provide humanitarian assistance and support a democratic transition in Syria, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1222 Compact-Impact Aid Act of 2013

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Compact of Free Association of 1985 to provide for adequate Compact-impact aid to affected States and territories, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.Con.Res.7 A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

2013-03-12T20:00:00Z

A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty, or to any similar agreement on the arms trade.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1137 Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2013

2013-03-12T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, through the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, to conduct a Joint Venture Program to protect, restore, enhance, and manage migratory bird populations, their habitats, and the ecosystems they rely on, through voluntary actions on public and private lands, and for other purposes.