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Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 8, 2015
Latest Action
September 8, 2015
Primary Sponsor
James P. McGovernDemocratic(MA)
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Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the U.S. government from selling or transferring to Bahrain specified weapons and crowd control items until the Department of State certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all 26 recommendations set forth in the 2011 Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report.
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2016 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
Support for H.R.5732: To halt the wholesale slaughter of the Syrian people, encourage a negotiated political settlement, and hold Syrian human rights abusers accountable for their crimes Support for enhanced civilian protection in Syria S.3117: Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2017 - Support for restoring human rights conditions on Egypt foreign assistance Support for redirecting U.S. foreign assistance for Egypt to other countries in the region in response to Egypts widespread crackdown on civil society organizations Support for advancing human rights protections in global efforts to counter violent extremism Support for advancing human rights protections in bilateral engagement with allies in the Middle East and North Africa Support for countering antisemitism and extremism in France, Germany, and Hungary Support for protecting and promoting human rights defenders, including through broader dissemination and implementation of embassy guidelines on engagement with human rights defenders Support for S.2009: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 Support for H.R.3445: Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 Support for advancing human rights protections for LGBT refugees and asylum-seekers Support for advancing human rights protections for grassroots LGBT activists in sub-Saharan Africa
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Client expense: $230,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS)
2015 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
U.S. leadership in advancing human rights protections in global efforts to counter violent extremism. U.S. leadership in improving respect for human rights in Egypt. U.S. leadership in countering antisemitism and extremism in Hungary, Greece, and France. U.S. leadership in protecting and promoting human rights defenders, including through broader dissemination and implementation of embassy guidelines on engagement with human rights defenders. H.R.3445: To prohibit the sale of arms to Bahrain. Lobbied in support. S.2009: A bill to prohibit the sale of arms to Bahrain. Lobbied in support.
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Defense, Dept of (DOD), Executive Office of the President (EOP), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS), Natl Security Council (NSC), SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), White House Office
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| Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Democratic | GA |
| Janice D. Schakowsky | Democratic | IL |
| Jim McDermott | Democratic | WA |
| Joseph R. Pitts | Republican | PA |
| Keith Ellison | Democratic | MN |
| Michael E. Capuano | Democratic | MA |
| Michael M. Honda | Democratic | CA |
| Peter A. DeFazio | Democratic | OR |
| Peter Welch | Democratic | VT |
| Sam Farr | Democratic | CA |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |