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H.R. 8259 (116th): To prohibit Russian participation in the G7, and for other purposes.

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Gregory Meeks

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 5th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 30, 2020
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Sep 15, 2020
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on November 18, 2020 but was never passed by the Senate.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

18 Cosponsors (14 Democrats, 4 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Meeks Bill Barring Russia from G7 Passes House”
    — Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY5] (Sponsor) on Nov 18, 2020

“Washington Review, October 5, 2020”
    — Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ8, 2013-2022] (Co-sponsor) on Oct 5, 2020

“the daily leader: wednesday, november 18, 2020”
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Nov 17, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 8259 will be negligible.

History

Sep 15, 2020
 
Introduced

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Oct 1, 2020
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 16, 2020
 
Text Published

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Nov 18, 2020
 
Passed House (Senate next)

The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made.

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H.R. 8259 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 8259. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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