Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011
Latest action. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Division A: Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011- Title I: Authorization of Appropriations - (Sec. 101) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for the Department of State (Department) to carry diplomatic and consular affairs, including: (1) worldwide security protection; (2) public diplomacy; (3) the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor; (4) the Capital Investment Fund; (5) embassy security, construction, and maintenance; (6) educational and cultural exchange programs; (7) the Tibetan scholarship program; (8) the Ngawang Choepel exchange programs (formerly known as programs of educational and cultural exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet); (9) the Civilian Stabilization Initiative; (9) representation allowances; (10) protection of foreign missions and officials and related state and local government reimbursements; (11) emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service; (12) repatriation loans; (13) the American Institute in Taiwan; (14) Office of the Inspector General; (15) the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction; and (16) the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
(Sec. 102) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) contributions to international organizations; (2) contributions for international peacekeeping activities; and (3) foreign currency exchange rates.
(Sec. 103) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico; (2) the International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada; (3) the International Joint Commission; and (4) the International Fisheries Commission.
(Sec. 104) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) migration and refugee assistance; and (2) refugee resettlement in Israel.
(Sec. 105) Authorizes FY2010-FY2011 appropriations for: (1) the Asia Foundation; (2) the National Endowment for Democracy; and (3) the Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East and West.
Title II: Department of State Authorities and Activities - Subtitle A: Basic Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 201) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to credit to the International Litigation Fund proceedings- or claims-related funds received by the Department as a result of a decision of an international tribunal, from another U.S. agency, or pursuant to the Department of State Appropriations Act of 1937.
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Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on June 10, 2009. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 22, 2009: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 111th Congress (2009-10), 383 of the 10,778 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 3.6 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
HOWARD BERMAN (D-CA) introduced it on May 14, 2009. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on May 14, 2009, 6328 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 6289 days ago, on June 22, 2009.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 111th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2011 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers