02.25.21 Full Committee Markup of Various Measures

Location: 2172 Rayburn House Office Building and virtually via Cisco WebEx

Measures:

H.R. 1251, Cyber Diplomacy Act (McCaul)

- Keating, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1251

H.Res.124, Supporting the people of Belarus and their democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by the illegitimate Lukashenka regime (Keating)

- Keating, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.Res. 124

H.R. 241, Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2021 (Chabot)

H.R. 567, Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021 (McCaul)

- Jacobs, Amendment #1

H.Res. 130, Condemning the continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of Hong Kong by the People’s Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Meeks)

H.Res. 134, Condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Burmese military detention of civilian leaders, calling for the release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in Parliament to resume their duties, and for other purposes (Levin)

H.R. 1112, Protect Democracy in Burma Act of 2021 (Connolly)

- Connolly, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 1112

H.Res. 137, Reaffirming the importance of upholding democracy, human rights, and the rule of law in United States foreign policy (Meeks)

H.R. 965, To establish a comprehensive United States Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and entrepreneurs in Africa, and for other purposes (Bass)

- Bass, an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 965

H.R. 1211, American Values and Security in International Athletics Act (McCaul)

H.R. 1157, Department of State Authorization Act of 2021 (Meeks)

- Manager’s Amendment #1

- Castro Amendment #19

- Castro Amendment #20

- Phillips Amendment #6

- Spanberger Amendment #11

- Kim Amendment #1

The House Foreign Affairs Committee is responsible for oversight and legislation relating to:

- Foreign assistance - including development assistance, Millennium Challenge Corporation, the Millennium Challenge Account, HIV/AIDS in foreign countries, security assistance, and Public Law 480 programs abroad

- National security developments affecting foreign policy

- Strategic planning and agreements

- War powers, treaties, executive agreements, and the deployment and use of United States Armed Forces

- Peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and enforcement of United Nations or other international sanctions

- Arms control and disarmament issues

- The International Development Finance Corporation, the United States Agency for International Development

- Activities and policies of the State, Commerce, and Defense Departments and other agencies related to the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign assistance Act, including export and licensing policy for munitions items and technology and dual-use equipment and technology

- International law

- Promotion of democracy

- International law enforcement issues, including narcotics control programs and activities

- International cyber issues

- U.S. Agency for Global Media

- Embassy security; international broadcasting

- Public diplomacy, including international communication and information policy, and international education and exchange programs; and all other matters not specifically assigned to a subcommittee.

- The Export Administration Act, including the export and licensing of dual-use equipment and technology and other matters related to international economic policy and trade not otherwise assigned to a subcommittee, and with respect to the United Nations, its affiliated agencies, and other international organizations, including assessed and voluntary contributions to such organizations.