HR 1244
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Defense spending
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign language and bilingual programs
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
International organizations and cooperation
Israel
Middle East
Military assistance, sales, and agreements
Palestinians
Terrorism
United Nations
To repeal certain foreign affairs reporting requirements.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill repeals the following foreign affairs reporting requirements:
- the President's report on progress toward the implementation of certain commitments by the Palestine Liberation Organization,
- the Department of State's report on progress toward opening the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem,
- the State Department's report on voting practices at the United Nations,
- the State Department's report on positions in each overseas mission that require foreign language competence,
- the State Department's report on world military expenditures and arms transfers,
- the State Department's report on U.S. policy objectives that are advanced through meetings of decision-making bodies of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and
- the State Department's report on the coordination of U.S. assistance to foreign countries related to international terrorism.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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