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A bill to extend certain privileges and immunities to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.

Official summary

Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · May 19, 2016

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to authorize the President to extend the provisions of such Act to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress.

(The International Organization Immunities Act entitles covered international organizations and their employees to certain exemptions, immunities, and privileges similar to the benefits granted to foreign governments.)

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Who introduced it

Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · R–TN

Committees

  • Foreign Relations Committee
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  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.

  2. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.

  3. Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.

  4. Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

  6. Introduced in Senate

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