Bills and Laws
Laws
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Arms Export Control Act of 1976(as amended): establishes procedures on sales and transfers of military equipment and related services. See also the State Department's AECA outline.
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Foreign Assistance Act of 1961: provides for economic and military assistance to foreign governments.
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Legislation of Foreign Relations Through 2005 (includes Arms Export Control Act, Foreign Assistance Act and several other pieces of legislation)
- Volume I-A, updated January 2006. Includes the Foreign Assistance Act and Arms Export Control Act.
- Volume I-B, updated April 2006
- Volume II-A, updated May 2008
- Volume II-B, updated September 2008
- Volume III, updated October 2008
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Arms Transfers Eligibility Criteria Index: provides links to specific passages in U.S. laws and international regimes that identify which countries are eligible to buy weapons and receive security assistance.
Implementing Regulations
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International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR): the rules of operation used to control the import and export of defense articles and services.
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Export Administration Regulations: rules for the export of dual use (both civil and military) goods and technology
Other Resources
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Defense Trade Controls Overview, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls, January 2007.
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Federal Firearms Regulations Reference Guide, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, revised September 2005.
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Tracking Current Federal Legislation and Regulations: A Guide to Basic Sources, Congressional Research Service, updated 28 February 2007.
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Arms Sales: Congressional Review Process, Congressional Research Service, Updated 12 September 2007.
Recent Legislation
Listed below are recent bills and laws that impact arms transfers and foreign military assistance.
Note: Bills that have become law are in bold.
Key:
| CC: Sent to Conference Committee |
PH: Passed full House |
| CCR: Conference Committee Report | PL: Public Law |
| CR: Committee Report | PS: Passed full Senate |
| IH: Introduced in the House | PP: Public Print |
| IS: Introduced in the Senate | RFH: Referred in House |
| EAS: Engrossed Senate Amendment | RFS: Referred in Senate |
| EH: Engrossed in the House | RH: Reported to the House (passed out of committee) |
| ES: Engrossed in the Senate | RS: Reported to the Senate (passed out of committee) |
| PCH: Placed on Calendar House | SP: Sent to the President |
| PCS: Placed on Calendar Senate |
For brief definitions of each notation, see the GPO's "Congressional Bills: Glossary" page.
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
| HR 4102 |
To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to provide detailed briefings to Congress on any recent discussions conducted between United States Government and the Government of Taiwan and any potential transfer of defense articles or defense services to the Government of Taiwan, and for other purposes. |
Rep. ROS-LEHTINEN | IH (11/18/09) |
| HR 3840 |
Strengthening America's Satellite Industry Act. |
Rep. RUPPERSBERGER | IH (10/15/09) |
| S 1434 |
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes. |
Sen Leahy | PCS (7/09/09) Rpt (7/09/09) |
| HR 3081 |
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 |
Rep. Lowey | RH (6/26/09) Rpt (6/26/09) |
| HR 3515 |
Export Control Improvements Act |
Rep. Sherman | IH (7/31/09) |
| HR 3081 |
Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 |
Rep. Lowey | RH (6/26/09) Rpt (6/26/09) |
| HR 2410 |
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 |
Rep. Berman | IH (5/14/09) RH (6/04/09) EH (6/11/09) RFS (6/22/09) |
| S 962 |
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2009 |
Sen. Kerry | IS (5/04/09) ENR |
| HR 2083 |
Border Sovereignty and Protection Act |
Rep. Hunter | IH (4/23/09) |
| HR 1448 |
Border Reinforcement and Violence Reduction Act of 2009 |
Rep. Rodriguez | IH (3/11/09) |
| HR 1437 |
Southern Border Security Task Force Act of 2009 |
Rep. Cuellar | IH (3/11/09) |
| HR 1105 |
Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 |
Rep. Obey | IH (2/23/09) EH (2/25/09) PCS (2/26/09) PL 111-8 |
| HR 495 |
Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 |
Rep. Rodriguez | IH (1/14/09) |
| S 205 |
Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009 |
Sen. Bingaman | IS (1/12/09) |
| HRes 34 |
Recognizing Israel's right to defend itself against attacks from Gaza, reaffirming the United States' strong support for Israel, and supporting the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. |
Rep. Pelosi | IH (1/8/09) EH (1/9/09) |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
| S 3563 |
Security Assistance Act of 2008 |
Sen. Dodd | PCS (9/24/08) Report |
| HR 6828 |
Export Control Improvements Act |
Rep. Sherman | IH (8/01/08) |
| HR 6646 |
To require the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, to provide detailed briefings to Congress on any recent discussions conducted between United States Government and the Government of Taiwan and any potential transfer of defense articles or defense services to the Government of Taiwan. |
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen | IH (7/29/08) |
| S 3288 |
Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes. |
Sen. Leahy | PCS (7/18/08) Rpt (7/18/08) |
| S 3263 |
Enhanced Partnership with Pakistan Act of 2008 |
Rep. Biden | IS (7/15/08) |
| HR 6412 |
Comprehensive Energy Exploration, Price Reduction, and Renewable Energy Investment Act of 2008. See Section 301. |
Rep. Musgrave | IH (6/26/08) |
| HR 6178 |
Security through Termination Of Proliferation Act of 2008 |
Rep. Ros-lehtinen | IH (6/04/08) |
| HJ 87 SJ 32 |
Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
Rep. Weiner Sen. Schumer |
PCS (5/14/08) IH (5/21/08) |
| HR 6028 |
Merida Initiative to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Organized Crime Authorization Act of 2008 |
Rep. Berman | IH (5/13/08) Report (5/22/08) EH RH (5/22/08) RFS(6/11/08) |
| HR 5916 |
Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Reform Act of 2008 CBO Cost Estimate |
Rep. Berman | IH (4/30/08) RH (5/12/08) Rpt(5/12/08) EH(5/15/08) RFS(5/19/08) |
| SJ 32 |
Limiting the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Sen. Schumer | PCS (5/13/08) |
| S 3001 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Sen. Levin | PCS (5/12/08) Rpt (5/12/08) |
| HR 5828 |
Securing Exports Through Coordination and Technology Act | Rep. Manzullo | IH (4/17/08) |
| HR 5658 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Rep. Skelton | IH (3/31/08) RH (3/31/08) EH (3/31/08) Report 1(5/16/08) Report 2(5/20/08) |
| HR 1049 |
Calling for the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to be designated a state sponsor of terrorism. | Rep. Mack | IH (3/13/08) |
| HR 5443 |
To improve defense cooperation between the Republic of Korea and the United States. | Rep. Royce |
IH (2/14/08) |
| HRes 951 |
Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations, and for other purposes | Rep. Garrett | IH (1/29/08) EH (3/05/08) |
| HJ 76 |
Disapproving the issuance of a letter of offer with respect to a certain proposed sale of defense articles and defense services to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia | Rep. Weiner | IH (1/15/08) |
| HR 4246 | Defense Trade Controls Performance Improvement Act of 2007 |
Rep. Sherman | IH (11/15/07) |
| HR 3806 | Expressing concern regarding arms transfers to Iran and Syria by the Russian Federation and entities in the Russian Federation |
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen | IH (11/13/07) |
| HR 4128 | Criminal Code Modernization and Simplification Act of 2007 |
Rep. Forbes | IH (11/8/07) |
| HR 3912 | Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2007 |
Rep. Lantos | IH (10/22/07) |
| HR 3806 | Supporting Prosecutions of International Espionage Schemes Act of 2007 |
Rep. Forbes | IS (10/10/07) |
| HR 3633 | To provide for export controls of certain items relating to civil aircraft |
Rep. Manzullo | IH (9/24/07) |
| HRes 627 | Supporting the removal of Turkish occupation troops from the Republic of Cyprus. |
Rep. Bilirakis | IH (8/04/07) |
| S 2000 | Export Enforcement Act of 2007 |
Rep. Dodd | IS (8/03/07) |
| HR 3134 | Responsible Security in Iraq Act |
Rep. Waters | IH (7/23/07) |
| S 1846 | United States-Republic of Korea Defense Cooperation Improvement Act of 2007 |
Sen. Bond | IS (7/23/07) |
| HR 2977 | Eygptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act |
Rep. Weiner | IH (7/10/07) |
| HR 2764 | Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes |
Rep. Lowey | RH (6/18/07) EH House Rpt (6/18/07) RFS RS (7/10/07) Sen. Rpt (7/10/07) EAS (9/06/07) PP (9/06/07) |
| HR 2705 | Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007 |
Mrs. Christensen | IH (6/13/07) EH (11/13/07) PCS (11/14/07) |
| S 1565 | Naval Vessle Transfer Act of 2007 |
Sen. Biden | IS (6/07/07) RS (6/07/07) |
| HR 2446 | Afghanistan Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007 |
Rep. Kirk | IH (5/22/07) RH (5/30/07) EH (6/06/07) RFS (6/07/07) |
| HR 2382 | Thailand Democracy Act of 2007 |
Rep. Kirk | IH (5/17/07) |
| HR 2274 | Civil Reserve Air Fleet Missile Defense Pilot Program Act of 2007 |
Rep. Israel | IH (5/10/07) |
| S. 1175 H.R. 2620 |
Child Soldiers Prevention Act of 2007 |
Sen. Durbin Rep. Marshall |
IS (4/19/07) IH (6/07/07) |
| S. 965 HR 1591 |
Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2007, and for Other Purposes |
Rep. Obey Sen. Byrd |
EAS (3/29/07) House Rpt PCS (3/22/07) Senate Rpt ENR |
| HR 1585 S. 1547 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 |
Rep. Skelton Sen. Levin |
IH (3/20/07) RH (3/20/07) H. Report (5/11/07) H. Report pt. 2 (5/11/07) EH (5/17/07) PCS (6/05/07) S.Report (6/05/07) RIS (6/13/07) EAS (10/01/07) |
| S. 970 HR 1400 |
Iran Counter-Proliferation Act of 2007 |
Rep. Lantos Sen. Smith |
IH (3/08/07) IS (3/22/07) |
| S Res. 99 | Expressing the sense of the Senate that United States military assistance to Pakistan should be guided by demonstrable progress by the Government of Pakistan in achieving certain objectives related to counterterrorism and democratic reforms. |
Sen. Dodd | IS (3/07/07) |
| H RES. 227 | Calling for the adoption of a Sensible, Multilateral American Response Terrorism (SMART) security platform for the 21st century |
Rep. Woolsey | IS (3/07/07) |
| S. 594 HR 1755 |
Cluster Munitions Civilian Protection Act of 2007 |
Sen. Feinstein Rep. McGovern |
IS (2/14/07) IH (3/29/07) |
| S. 387 HR 1441 |
Stop Arming Iran Act |
Sen. Wyden Rep. Giffords |
IS (1/25/07) IH (3/09/07) EH (6/11/07) RFS (6/12/07) |
| HR 529 | Iraq Weapons Accountability Act of 2007 |
Rep. Lynch | IH (1/17/07) |
| HR 1 S. 4 |
Implementing the 9/11 Commission Recommendations Act of 2007 Improving America's Security Act of 2007 |
Rep. Thompson | IH (1/5/07) EH (1/9/07) RFS (1/9/07) IS(1/4/07) RS(2/17/07) ES (3/13/07) PL 110-53 (8/3/07) |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
| HR 6060 | Department of State Authorities Act of 2006 |
Rep. Smith | IH (9/13/06) RH (9/13/06) H. Rpt (9/29/06) EH (12/9/06) P.L. 109-472 (12/9/06) |
| HR 6318 | Iraq Weapons Accountability Act of 2006 |
Rep. Lynch | IH (11/13/06) |
| S. 3768 | To prohibit the procurement of victim-activated landmines and other weapons that are designed to be victim-activated |
Sen. Leahy | IS (08/01/06) |
| HR 6016 | To prohibit the sales of certain defense articles and defense services to Pakistan unless the President adheres to long-standing practices and procedures relating to congressional review of proposed sales of defense articles and defense services |
Rep. Sherman | IH (07/28/06) |
| HJ 93 | Disapproving the issuance of letters of offer with respect to certain proposed sales of defense articles and defense services to Pakistan |
Rep. Gary Ackerman | IH (07/20/06) |
| HR 5847 | To amend the Arms Export Control Act to strengthen the requirements for congressional review of arms sales and exports under such Act, and for other purposes |
Rep. Henry Hyde | IH (07/20/06) |
| HR 5522 | Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007 |
Rep. Jim Kolbe | RH (06/05/06) Rpt (06/05/06) EH RFS (06/12/06) Senate Rpt |
| HR 5333 | Shoulder-fired Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2006 Subcommittee Markup |
Rep. Edward Royce | IH (05/10/06) |
| S 2566 | Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2006 |
Sen. Richard Lugar | IS (04/15/06) RS (5/25/06) |
| HR 4895 | A bill to limit the provision of U.S. military assistance and the sale, transfer, or licensing of United States military equipment or technology to Ethiopia |
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher | IH (3/07/06) |
| HR 4572 | Export Administration Renewal Act of 2005 |
Rep. Henry Hyde | IH (12/16/05) |
| S 2125 | Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2005 |
Sen. Barack Obama | IS (12/16/05) RS (12/16/05) ES (6/29/06) RFH (7/10/06) |
| S 1949 | Cooperative Proliferation Detection, Interdiction Assistance, and Conventional Threat Reduction Act of 2005 Press Release |
Sen. Richard Lugar | IS (11/01/05) IS (as S 2566) (04/15/06) |
| S 1886 | Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2005 Congressional Budget Office Cost Estimate |
Sen. Richard Lugar | IS (10/19/05) P.L. 109-134 (12/20/05) |
| HR 3545 | Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of 2005 | Rep. Delahunt | IH (7/28/05) |
| H Res 413 | Resolution expressing the concern of the House of Representatives regarding the amount of United States foreign assistance provided to Egypt over the past 25 years without meaningful political reforms by the Government of Egypt, and for other purposes. | Rep. Poe | H.Res (7/28/05) |
| HR 3189 | Central Asia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2005 | Rep. Smith | IH (6/30/05) |
| HR 3100 | East Asia Security Act of 2005 | Rep. Hyde | IH (6/29/05) RH (7/12/05) Report 109-165 (7/12/05) |
| HR 3057 | Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes CRS Report: Foreign Operations (House)/State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Senate) | Rep. Kolbe | RH (6/24/05) Report (6/24/05) Senate Report (6/24/05) SA/LW Amendment (6/24/05) EH (6/28/05) RS (6/30/05) Small Arms Report Amendment (7/19/05) Conference Report (11/02/05) PL 109-102(11/14/05) |
| HR 2905 | A bill to require the installation of counter-MANPADS systems on certain passenger aircraft | Rep. Mica | IH (6/15/05) |
| HR 2601 | Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 (Includes the Strategic Export Control and Security Assistance Act of 2005) |
Rep. Smith | IH (5/24/05) RH (7/13/05) PCS (7/22/05) Report |
| HR 2037 | Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2005 | Rep. Weiner | IH (4/28/05) |
| HR 1670 | Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act | Rep. Weiner | IH (4/14/05) |
| HR 1553 | Pakistan Proliferation Accountability Act of 2005 | Rep. Ackerman | IH (4/12/05) |
| S. RES. 91 | Urging the European Council to maintain its arms embargo on the People's Republic of China | Sen. Smith | PS (3/17/05) |
| S. 516 HR 1133 |
ADVANCE Democracy Act of 2005 | Sen. McCain Rep. Wolf |
IS (3/3/05) IH (3/3/05) |
| S. 600 | Foreign Affairs Authorization Act of 2006 and 2007 Press Release |
Sen. Lugar | RS (3/10/05) report (3/10/05) |
| H.R. 1141 | Lebanon and Syria Liberation Act |
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen | IH (3/8/05) |
| HR 505 | Prohibit Aid to Saudi Arabia Act of 2005 | Rep. Weiner | IH (2/1/05) |
| H. Res. 57 | Urging the European Council to maintain its arms embargo on the People's Republic of China | Rep. Hyde | IH (2/1/05) EH (2/1/05) |
| H. Con. Res. 31 | Expressing the Sense of Congress with Respect to Human Rights in Central Asia | Rep. Ros-Lehtinen | (1/26/05) |
| H. Res. 43 | Urging the European Council to continue to maintain its embargo on the sales of arms to the People's Republic of China | Rep. Davis | (1/25/05) |
| S.12 | Targeting Terrorists More Effectively Act of 2005 | Sen. Biden | IS (1/24/05) |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
| S. 2981 | Conventional Arms Threat Reduction Act of 2004 Press Release |
Sen. Lugar | IS (11/16/04) |
| HR 10 S 2845 |
9/11 Recommendations Implementation Act HR 10 includes a provision (Section 4103) on MANPADS proliferation |
Rep. Hastert Sen. Collins |
IH (9/24/04) PCS (9/23/04) PL 108-458 |
| HR 4567 S 2537 |
Homeland Security Department FY2005 Appropriations bill Includes counter-MANPADS reporting requirement |
Rep. Rogers Sen. Cochran |
EAS (9/14/04) Boxer AmntPL 108-334 |
| S 2664 HR 5118 |
Prevention of Terrorist Access to Destructive Weapons Act of 2004 |
Sen. Cornyn Rep. Sessions |
IS (7/15/04) IH (9/21/04) |
| S 2627 | Security and Fair Enforcement in Arms Trafficking Act of 2004 |
Sen. Feinstein Sen. Akaka Sen. Leahy |
IS (7/08/04) |
| HR 4818 S 2812 |
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2005 Op-ed: Controlling the most dangerous weapons | Rep. Kolbe | RH (7/13/04) House Rpt (7/13/04) H.Amnt.695 (7/15/04) RFS (7/19/04) PCS (9/16/04) Senate Rpt (9/16/04) S.Amt.3692 (9/23/04) PL 108-447 |
| S 2400 HR 4200 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 Senate version includes ITAR exemption for the UK and Australia |
Sen. Warner Rep. Hunter |
S 2400 Amnt 3429 (6/23/04) PCS (5/21/04) PS (7/06/04) EH (7/06/04) Conf. Rpt PL 108-375 |
| HR 4056 | Commercial Aviation MANPADS Defense Act of 2004 |
Rep. Mica Rep. Defazio Rep. Israel |
IH (3/30/04) RH (6/23/04) rpt(6/23/04) EH (7/22/04) RFS (9/07/04) |
| HR 4021 | A bill to require that only countries that have a democratic form of government and that support United States nonproliferation objectives may be designated as major non-NATO allies |
Rep. Ackerman | IH (3/24/04) |
| S 2144 | Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2005 |
Sen. Lugar | IS (2/27/04) RS (3/18/04) rpt (3/18/04) |
| HR 3725 | Egyptian Counterterrorism and Political Reform Act |
Rep. Weiner | IH (1/21/04) |
| HR 1828 | Syrian Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act of 2003 (P.L. 108-175) |
Rep. Eliot Engel | House Rpt(10/15/03) ENR PL 108-175 (12/12/03) |
| HR 2673 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2004 (P.L. 108-199) Note: The omnibus bill has several divisions, representing the various spending bills it includes. Here we present only Division D, regarding foreign operations. |
Rep. Bill Young | H.rpt 108-401 (11/25/03) PL 108-199 (1/23/04) |
| S. 1888 | Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2003 |
Sen. Arlen Specter | IS (11/18/03) |
| S. 1842 | Defense Trade Cooperation Act of 2003 |
Sen. Richard Lugar | IS (11/10/03) |
| S. 1865 | Security Enhancement Act of 2003 |
Sen. Richard Lugar | PCS (11/17/03) |
| HR 3289 S. 1689 |
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, 2004 (P.L. 108-106) | Sen. Ted Stevens Rep. Jim Kolbe |
PCS (9/29/03) RH (10/14/03) EH EAS (10/17/03) RDS (10/17/03) PP (10/30/03) ENR PL 108-106 (11/06/03) |
| HR 2800 S. 1426 |
Foreign Relations Appropriation, 2004 | Sen. Mitch McConnell Rep. Jim Kolbe |
RH (7/21/03) EH PCS (7/24/03) Senate rpt 108-106 EAS (10/30/03) PP (10/30/03) |
| S. 1317 | American Servicemember's Protection Act of 2002, Amendment | Sen. Gordon Smith | IS (6/24/03) RS (6/24/03) |
| Not formally introduced | Defense Transformation for the 21st Century Act Note: The Defense Department requested that Congress include this legislation in the Defense Department Authorization Act, H.R.1588/S.747. It has not been formally introduced. |
not formally introduced | Sent to Congress from DoD (4/10/03) |
| H.R. 1875 | Missile Threat Reduction Act of 2003 | Rep. Lantos | IH (4/30/03) |
| S. 1161 S. 790 H.R. 1950 |
Foreign Relations Authorization, 2004-05 | Sen. Lugar Rep. Hyde |
IS (4/3/03) State's Analysis IH (5/5/03) RH (5/16/03) H.Rpt.108-105 (5/16/03) RS (5/29/03) S.Rpt.108-56 (5/29/03) |
| H.R. 1584 S. 760 |
Clean Diamond Trade Act (P.L. 108-19) | Rep. Houghton Sen. Grassley |
IS (4/1/03) RS (4/2/03) IH (4/3/03) PH (4/8/03) PS (4/10/03) SP (4/11/03) PL 108-19 (4/25/03) |
| H.R. 1559 S. 762 |
Supplemental Appropriation for War in Iraq (P.L. 108-11) | Rep. Young Sen. Stevens |
RS (4/1/03) S.Rpt. 108-33 RH (4/2/03) H.Rpt. 108-55 PH (4/3/03) PS (4/3/03) CCR (4/11/03) SP (4/11/03) PL 108-11 (4/16/03) |
| S. 747 S. 1050 H.R. 1588 |
Defense Department Authorization | Sen. Warner Rep. Hunter |
IS (3/31/03) IH (4/3/03) RS (5/14/03) PL 108-136 |
| H.R. 1403 | Bill reinstating restrictions on aid to Pakistan due to Gen. Musharraf's coup | Rep. Pallone | IH (3/20/03) |
| H.R. 1258 | Latin America Military Training Review Act of 2003 | Rep. McGovern | IH (3/13/03) |
| H.R. 580 S. 311 |
Commercial Airline Missile Defense Act | Sen. Boxer Rep. Israel |
IS (2/05/03) IH (2/05/03) |
| H.J.Res. 2 | Omnibus Appropriations for FY 2003 (P.L. 108-7) (The omnibus bill has several divisions, representing the various spending bills it includes. Here we present only Division E, regarding foreign operations.) |
Rep. Young Sen. Stevens |
IH (1/7/03) S.Am.1 (1/15/03) S.Am.200 (1/23/03) PS (1/23/03) SP (2/13/03) CCR (2/13/03) SP with markup-large (2/13/03) CCR with markup-large (2/13/03) PL 108-7 (2/20/03) |
| H.Con.Res. 32 S.J.Res. 3 |
Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to human rights in Central Asia | Rep. Ros-Lehtinen Sen. McCain |
IS (1/14/03) IH (2/11/03) RS (4/9/03) PS (5/1/03) RFH (5/5/03) |
| H.R. 55 | Export Administration Act of 2003 | Rep. David Dreier | IH (1/7/03) |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
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| H.J.Res. 122 | 5th Continuing Resolution for FY 2003 (Includes Foreign Military Financing for Poland) (P.L. 107-240) |
Rep. Young | IH (10/10/02) IS (10/11/02) PL (10/11/02) |
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| S.2779 H.R. 5410 |
Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2003 | Sen. Leahy Rep. Kolbe |
RS (07/24/02) S.Rpt.107-219 RH (09/19/02) H.Rpt.107-663 |
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| H.R. 5010 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003 (P.L. 107-248) | Rep. Lewis | RH (06/25/02) H.Rpt. 107-532 EH (06/27/02) RS (06/27/02) S.Rpt. 107-213 EAS (08/01/02) CCR (10/09/02) SP (10/18/02) PL (10/23/02) |
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| H.R. 4775 S. 2551 |
2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States (P.L. 107-206) | Rep. Young Sen. Byrd |
CR(05/09/02) RH(05/20/02) EH(05/24/02) House Report 107-480 PCS(06/03/02) PP(06/07/02) EAS(06/07/02) CCR(07/19/02) PL(08/02/02) |
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| H.R. 4546 H.R. 4547 S. 2514 |
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 Cost of War Against Terrorism Act (incorporated) |
Rep. Stump |
EH (05/10/02) EAS (06/27/02) EAH (07/25/02) CC (09/05/02) |
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| H.R. 3994 | Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002 | Rep. Hyde | IH (03/22/02) RH (04/25/02) RFS (05/22/02) |
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| S. 1803 | Security Assistance Act of 2001 (Incorporated into H.R. 1646, P.L. 107-228) |
Sen. Biden | RS (12/11/01) ES (12/20/01) |
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| H.R. 3167 S. 1572 |
Gerald B. H. Solomon Freedom Consolidation Act of 2001 - military aid to Eastern European states (P.L. 107-187) | Rep. Bereuter Sen. Helms |
IH (10/24/01) RH (11/05/01) PH (11/07/01) IS (11/07/01) RS (12/12/01) PS (05/17/02) PL (06/10/02) |
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| S. 1555 | Security and Fair Enforcement in Arms Trafficking Act of 2001 | Sen. Feinstein | IS (10/16/01) | ||
| S. 1465 | To authorize the President to provide assistance to Pakistan and India (P.L. 107-57) |
Sen. Brownback | IS (9/25/01) RS (10/4/01) IH (10/05/01) PH (10/16/01) PL (10/27/01) |
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S. 1510 |
USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-56) |
Sen. Daschle Rep. Sensenbrenner |
ES (10/11/01) |
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H.R. 2888 |
2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Recovery from and Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (P.L. 107-38) | Rep. Bill Young | PL (9/18/01) | ||
H.R. 2506 |
Foreign Operations Appropriations FY 2002 (P.L. 107-115)(Includes "Andean Counterdrug Initiative") |
Rep. Kolbe |
RH (7/17/01) CR (7/17/01) PH (7/24/01) RS (9/4/01) PS (10/24/01) CCR (12/19/01) PL (01/10/02) |
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| H.R. 3338 |
Defense Department Appropriations FY 2002 |
Rep. Jerry Lewis | PH (11/28/01) PS (12/7/01) PL (1/10/02) |
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| H.R. 2586 S. 1438 |
National Defense Authorization Act FY 2002 (P.L. 107-107) |
Sen. Carl Levin | IH (7/23/01) CR (9/04/01) PH (9/25/01) EH (9/26/01) IS(9/19/01) PS (10/2/01) PL (12/28/01) |
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| H.R. 2722 | Clean Diamond Trade Act | Rep. Houghton | IH (8/2/01) PH (11/30/01) |
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| S. 1084 | Clean Diamonds Act | Sen. Durbin | IS (6/21/01) | ||
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Security Assistance Act of 2002 |
Rep. Hyde
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IH (4/27/01) PH (5/16/01) RS (9/4/01) EAS (5/1/02) CCR (9/23/02) SP (9/26/02) PL (9/30/02) |
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S.647 |
International Military Education and Training Accountability Act |
Sen. Feingold |
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H.R. 1594 |
Foreign Military Training Responsibility Act |
Rep. Moakley |
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H.R. 1591 |
Andean Region Contractor Accountability Act |
Rep. Schakowsky |
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H.R. 2581 |
Export Administration Act |
Rep. Gilman |
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S. 149 |
Sen. Enzi |
IS (1/23/01) RS (4/2/01) Debate (4/26/01) ES (9/10/01) |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
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H.R. 4986 |
FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-519) |
Rep. Archer |
IH (7/27/00) RH (9/13/00) CR (9/13/00) IS (9/14/00) RS (9/20/00) PL (11/15/00) |
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H.R. 5196 |
Human Rights Investment Act |
Rep. Gilman Rep. Gejdenson |
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H.R.5147 |
The Carat Act |
Rep. Hall |
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S.2901 H.R. 4919 |
Security Assistance Act of 2000 (P.L. 106-280) |
Sen. Helms Rep. Gilman |
RS (7/20/00) PH (7/24/00) PS (9/7/00) CC (9/7/00) SP (9/26/00) PL (10/06/00) |
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H.R. 1063 |
International Military Training Transparency and Accountability Act |
Rep. Smith |
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H.R. 4811 |
Foreign Operations Appropriations FY2001 |
Rep. Callahan |
RH (7/10/00) PH (7/13/00) PS (7/18/00) CC (7/18/00) CCR (10/24/00) IH (10/24/00) PL (11/6/00) |
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H.R.4205 |
Defense Authorization Act FY2001 (P.L. 106-398) |
Rep. Floyd Spence |
RH (5/12/00) PH (5/18/00) PS (7/13/00) CC (7/27/00) PL (10/30/00) |
| S. 1059 H.R. 1401 |
Defense Authorization Act FY2000 (P.L. 106-65) | Sen. John Warner | PL (10/2/99) |
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H.R.3194 |
Omnibus Appropriations FY2000 (P.L. 106-113) - includes Foreign Operations Appropriations, State Dept. Appropriations, and State Dept. Authorization FY2000-01 |
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H.R.973 |
Security Assistance Act of 1999 |
Rep. Benjamin Gilman |
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H.R.2269 |
Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers |
Rep. McKinney |
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| H.R. 2561 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2000 (P.L. 106-79) | Rep. Jerry Lewis | PL (10/25/99) |
| H.R. 4576 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001 (P.L. 106-259) | Rep. Jerry Lewis | PL (8/9/00) |
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H.R.3908 |
2000 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act - includes Colombia military aid |
Rep. Young |
PL - 106-246 |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
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H.R. 2159 |
Foreign Operations Appropriations for FY 1998: (P.L. 105-118) |
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H.R. 4308 |
Restrictions on Foreign Air Shows Act |
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H.R. 2602 |
The Arms Surplus Reform Act of 1997 |
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H.R. 2597 |
The Equity for Immigrants Act |
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H.R. 2459 |
The Landmine Elimination Act of 1997 |
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S. 896 |
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S. 1067 |
The Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers Act of 1997 |
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S. 723 |
The Anti-Gun Invasion Act of 1997 |
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H.R. 1570 |
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| H.R. 4103 | Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1999 (P.L. 105-262) | Rep. Young | PL (10/17/98) |
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H.R. 1486 |
State Department Authorization FY98-99 |
Rep. Gilman |
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Bill No. |
(Short) Name |
Lead Sponsor |
Action / Date |
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H.R. 3121 |
Defense and Security Assistance Act |
Rep. Gilman |
