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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 7, 2017
Preventing Iranian Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2017
This bill imposes property-blocking and U.S. entry/visa sanctions until January 1, 2022, against any foreign person or entity that:
has knowingly committed, or poses a significant risk of committing, violence that threatens Iraq's stability or that undermines its economic reconstruction and political reform;
has knowingly assisted, or provided financial, material, or technological support for any such activity; or
is owned or controlled by, or has acted on behalf of, a foreign person that has carried out any such activity.
People & committees
Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · R–IL
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9593-9597)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9593-9597)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4591.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9593-9594)
Mr. Royce (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent.
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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