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Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015

Introduced: September 8, 2015 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 8, 2015
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Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015

This bill prohibits the U.S. government from selling or transferring to Bahrain specified weapons and crowd control items until the Department of State certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all 26 recommendations set forth in the 2011 Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report.

What's happening now September 8, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 13, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Nov 18, 2015
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Oct 22, 2015
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 20, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 8, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3445: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3445/
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"H.R. 3445: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3445/.
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H.R. 3445, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3445/.
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