Preventing Destabilization of Iraq Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 2/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-02-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2019-01-15Referred 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.
- 2019-01-15Referred 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.
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
- 2019-01-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-01-15 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (13)
- Thomas Suozzi (D-NY)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL)
- Susan Brooks (R-IN)
- Mike Gallagher (R-WI)
- Joe Wilson (R-SC)
- Lee Zeldin (R-NY)
- Brian Mast (R-FL)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Francis Rooney (R-FL)
- Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Liz Cheney (R-WY)
Subjects
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign property
- Iran
- Iraq
- Middle East
- Political parties and affiliation
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Sanctions
- Syria
- Terrorism
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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