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LIMITS Act of 2009

Introduced: September 30, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 22, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Limiting the Intrusive Miles of International Terrorist Sponsors Act of 2009 or LIMITS Act of 2009 - Directs the President to restrict to a specified designated area the travel of officials and representatives of countries that are designated as state sponsors of terrorism who are visiting the U.N. headquarters complex in connection with official business.

Authorizes presidential waiver of such restriction upon submission of a report to Congress explaining why it is in the national interest to do so.

Excludes from such restriction: (1) direct travel to and from John F. Kennedy International Airport or LaGuardia Airport to the designated area in connection with official business at the U.N. headquarters complex; (2) land travel to and from any lodgings or other hotel accommodations in which an official or representative is staying if such lodging or other hotel accommodation is within the designated area; and (3) travel to and from New York University medical center or Bellevue Hospital Center for emergency medical care.

What's happening now September 22, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 8
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Oct 20, 2009
McMahon, Michael
· Oct 1, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Sep 30, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 25, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 25, 2009
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Sep 23, 2009
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Sep 23, 2009
Griffith, Parker
· Sep 23, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Sep 23, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 23, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 23, 2009
LINDER, JOHN
· Sep 22, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3611: LIMITS Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3611/
MLA
"H.R. 3611: LIMITS Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3611/.
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H.R. 3611, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3611/.
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