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S. 3861 (117th): Somaliland Partnership Act

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A bill to require the Secretary of State to submit annual reports to Congress on the assistance provided to Somaliland and to conduct a feasibility study, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, on establishing a security partnership with Somaliland, without recognizing Somaliland as an independent state.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

James Risch

Sponsor. Junior Senator for Idaho. Republican.

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Last Updated: Jun 14, 2022
Length: 20 pages
Introduced
Mar 17, 2022
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on June 9, 2022, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

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

3 Cosponsors (2 Republicans, 1 Democrat)

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates new spending due to S. 3861 will be negligible.

History

Mar 17, 2022
 
Introduced

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

May 26, 2022
 
Considered by Senate Committee on Foreign Relations

A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.

Jun 9, 2022
 
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.

S. 3861 (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 S. 3861. 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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