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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2019

Introduced: December 11, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2019

This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons that use violence to threaten peace and stability in Iraq or to undermine the country's democratic processes and economic reconstruction. The sanctions include blocking property transactions involving such a sanctioned individual and blocking such a person's entry into the United States. Any current visas belonging to a sanctioned individual shall be revoked.

The Department of State shall report to Congress whether certain groups, including Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq and Harakat Hizballah al-Nujaba, qualify as foreign terrorist organizations and whether such groups and individuals affiliated with such groups should be subject to various sanctions. The State Department shall also report to Congress whether certain individuals, including Qais al-Khazali and Laith al-Khazali, would be subject to the sanctions prescribed in this bill.

What's happening now February 25, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 2 Republican 6
Cheney, Liz
· Apr 7, 2020
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Feb 11, 2020
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Feb 11, 2020
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 11, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Feb 11, 2020
Rooney, Francis
· Feb 11, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Dec 11, 2019
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 10, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· Dec 9, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Jul 24, 2019
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Jan 15, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 571: Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-571/
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"H.R. 571: Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-571/.
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