All Information (Except Text) for H.R.4223 - BURMA Act of 2017115th Congress (2017-2018)
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Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] (Introduced 11/02/2017) |
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| Committees: | House - Foreign Affairs; Financial Services; Judiciary; Armed Services; Ways and Means |
| Latest Action: | House - 11/02/2017 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. (All Actions) |
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Titles (3)
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Short Titles as Introduced
BURMA Act of 2017
Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017
Actions Overview (1)
| Date | Actions Overview |
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| 11/02/2017 | Introduced in House |
All Actions (6)
| Date | All Actions |
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| 11/02/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 11/02/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 11/02/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 11/02/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 11/02/2017 | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Action By: House of Representatives |
| 11/02/2017 | Introduced in House Action By: House of Representatives |
Cosponsors (55)
Committees (5)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
| Committee / Subcommittee | Date | Activity | Reports |
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| House Foreign Affairs | 11/02/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Financial Services | 11/02/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Judiciary | 11/02/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Armed Services | 11/02/2017 | Referred to | |
| House Ways and Means | 11/02/2017 | Referred to |
Subjects (34)
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- Asia
- Bangladesh
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Burma
- Child safety and welfare
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against women
- Economic development
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Evidence and witnesses
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Foreign property
- Government liability
- Human rights
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Mining
- Multilateral development programs
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Sex offenses
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- Visas and passports
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Latest Summary (1)
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Introduced in House (11/02/2017)
Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2017 or the BURMA Act of 2017
This bill expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Burma (Myanmar) should ensure the safe and voluntary return of displaced people and fully implement the recommendations of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
The U.S. Executive Director of each international financial institution shall use U.S. influence to support only projects in Burma that do not partner or contract with or otherwise benefit any enterprise owned or controlled by the Burmese military.
The United States may not supply security assistance or engage in military programs with the Burmese armed forces or security forces until the Department of Defense certifies that such armed forces have demonstrated significant progress in abiding by international human rights standards and are undertaking significant security sector reform.
U.S. import restrictions on Burmese jadeite and rubies shall remain in effect until the President certifies that Burma has taken substantial measures to reform its gemstone industry.
The President shall: (1) submit a list of each senior Burmese military or security official who has played a substantial role in the commission of human rights abuses or who has failed to investigate human rights abuses, and (2) exclude any such individual from U.S. entry.
The President shall determine whether specified individuals should be included in the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.
The Department of State, Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall jointly submit to Congress an assistance strategy to promote broad-based economic development in Burma.