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H.R. 1112 (117th): Protect Democracy in Burma Act of 2021

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To require a report on the military coup in Burma, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

Gerald Connolly

Sponsor. Representative for Virginia's 11th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 22, 2021
Length: 5 pages
Introduced
Feb 18, 2021
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 18, 2021 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

26 Cosponsors (19 Democrats, 7 Republicans)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Weekly Update - Week of March 15th, 2021
    — Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY21] on Mar 25, 2021

Rep. Pressley Re-Introduces Resolution to Honor Survivors of Homicide Victims
    — Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA7] on May 4, 2022

Motions to Recommit (MTRs) Archive
    — Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5] on Apr 8, 2021

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to H.R. 1112 will be negligible.

History

Feb 18, 2021
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

Feb 25, 2021
 
Ordered Reported

A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee.

Mar 17, 2021
 
Text Published

Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension).

Mar 18, 2021
 
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.

H.R. 1112 (117th) 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. 1112. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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