WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Congress and foreign policy

H.R. 6304, The FISA Amendments Act of 2008

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6304 would amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence....

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H.R. 5916, The Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Reform Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $33.14

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5916 would reform the administration of the Arms Export Control Act....

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S. 2917, The Syria Accountability and Liberation Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2917 would strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, it would enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, and it would establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria....

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H.R. 5899, The Iraq Shared Investment Act

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5899 would require funding under the Iraq Security Forces Fund to be provided in the form of loans and it would require the Government of Iraq to provide matching funds under the Commanders' Emergency Response Program to be used for agreed-upon purposes which enable military commanders in Iraq to respond to urgent humanitarian relief and reconstruction requirements....

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S. 2892, The Wartime Enforcement of Fraud Act of 2008

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2892 would promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds against the United States by suspending the statute of limitations during times when Congress has authorized the use of military force....

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S. 2880, The Iraq Responsibility Act

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2880 would provide that funds made available for reconstruction assistance for Iraq may be made available only to the extent that the Government of Iraq matches such assistance on a dollar-for-dollar basis....

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H.R. 5724, The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 5724 would implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement....

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S. 2830, The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2830 would implement the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement....

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S. 2752, The International Mental Disability and Mental Trauma Care Improvement Act of 2008

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2752 would authorize the President to award grants to improve the capacity of nongovernmental organizations and individuals in foreign countries to provide appropriate mental disability and mental trauma care training....

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S. 2731, The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Cost per Average Family: $299.11

Fri, 07 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2731 would authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria....

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H.R. 5507, The Fully-Funded United States Military Redeployment and Sovereignty of Iraq Restoration Act of 2008

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5507 would require the safe, complete, and fully-funded redeployment of United States Armed Forces and contractor security forces from Iraq and it would prohibit the establishment of any enduring or permanent United States military bases in Iraq....

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H.R. 5485, The PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5485 would establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services....

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S. 2634, A bill to require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2634 would require a report setting forth the global strategy of the United States to combat and defeat al Qaeda and its affiliates....

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S. 2611, The Trade Agreement Benchmarks and Accountability Act

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2611 would make bills implementing trade agreements subject to a point of order unless certain conditions are met....

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S. 2584, The PEPFAR Accountability and Transparency Act

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

S. 2584 would establish a program to evaluate HIV/AIDS programs in order to improve accountability, increase transparency, and ensure the delivery of evidence-based services....

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H.R. 5167, The Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5167 would amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 to remove the authority of the President to waive certain provisions....

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H.R. 5128, Disapproving of any formal agreement emerging from the "Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America" unless the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress

Wed, 23 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5128 would disapprove of any formal agreement emerging from the "Declaration of Principles for a Long-Term Relationship of Cooperation and Friendship Between the Republic of Iraq and the United States of America" unless the agreement is approved through an Act of Congress....

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H.R. 4959, The Iraq Strategic Agreement Review Act of 2008

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4959 would provide for congressional consultation with respect to any long-term security, economic, or political agreement with the Government of Iraq and it would ensure that any such agreement is in the form of a treaty with respect to which the Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification under Article II of the Constitution of the United States....

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S. 2433, The Global Poverty Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2433 would require the President to develop and implement a comprehensive strategy to further the United States foreign policy objective of promoting the reduction of global poverty, the elimination of extreme global poverty, and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goal of reducing by one-half the proportion of people worldwide, between 1990 and 2015, who live on less than $1 per day....

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S. 2426, The Congressional Oversight of Iraq Agreements Act of 2007

Thu, 06 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2426 would provide for congressional oversight of United States agreements with the Government of Iraq....

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S. 2415, The Protection Against Transmission of HIV for Women and Youth Act of 2007

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2415 would require the President and the Office of the Global AIDS Coordinator to establish a comprehensive and integrated HIV prevention strategy to address the vulnerabilities of women and girls in countries for which the United States provides assistance to combat HIV/AIDS....

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S. 2398, The Stop Outsourcing Security Act

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2398 would phase out the use of private military contractors....

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H.R. 4197, To prevent the admission of any member or leader of the Magyar Garda into the United States, and for other purposes

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4197 would prevent the admission of any member or leader of the Magyar Garda into the United States....

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S. 2349, The Overseas Private Investment Corporation Reauthorization Act of 2007

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2349 would reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation....

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S. 2340, The Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, 2008

Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2340 would make emergency supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008....

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