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Emergency Supplemental Persian Gulf Refugee Assistance Act of 1991

Introduced: April 29, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 17, 1991
Became Public Law No: 102-45.
May 17, 1991
Signed by President.
May 13, 1991
Presented to President.
May 13, 1991
Measure Signed in Senate.
May 9, 1991
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 9, 1991
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 9, 1991
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
May 6, 1991
Received in the Senate, read twice.
May 1, 1991
Committee Marked-up and Ordered Reported Draft Legislation on (April 23, 1991).
Apr 30, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Research, and Foreign Agriculture.
Apr 30, 1991
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 30, 1991
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Apr 30, 1991
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Apr 30, 1991
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Apr 30, 1991
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Apr 30, 1991
Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Apr 29, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Apr 29, 1991
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Emergency Supplemental Persian Gulf Refugee Assistance Act of 1991 - Authorizes supplemental appropriations for FY 1991 for: (1) emergency humanitarian assistance for Iraqi refugees and other persons displaced as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict; (2) peacekeeping activities in the Persian Gulf region; and (3) the reimbursement of appropriations accounts from which such assistance was provided before this Act's enactment.

Raises the ceiling on the limitation on appropriations for the U.S. Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund for FY 1991.

Provides that such assistance shall not be counted against certain ceiling limitations on international disaster assistance and the drawdown of defense articles and services and military education and training.

Permits appropriations under this Act to be appropriated from the Defense Cooperation Account, the Persian Gulf Regional Defense Fund, or the General Fund of the Treasury.

What's happening now May 17, 1991

Became Public Law No: 102-45.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1