Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2004
Latest action. Returned to the Calendar. when the motion to proceed to H.R. 2861 was agreed to. Calendar No. 77.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2004 - Title I: Authorizations of Appropriations - Subtitle A: Department of State - (Sec. 101) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 for: (1) the administration of foreign affairs; (2) U.S. educational, cultural, and public diplomacy programs; (3) contributions to international organizations; (4) international commissions; and (5) migration and refugee assistance.
Subtitle B: United States International Broadcasting Activities - (Sec. 111) Authorizes appropriations for FY 2004 for certain U.S. international broadcasting activities.
Title II: Department of State Authorities and Activities - Subtitle A: Basic Authorities and Activities - (Sec. 201) Amends Federal criminal law to impose penalties for knowingly and willfully obstructing, resisting, or interfering with a Federal law enforcement agent engaged in the performance of the protection of foreign officials and Department of State officials (including their families), foreign missions, and the provision of security of U.S. and foreign government operations of a diplomatic nature within the United States or the special maritime territorial jurisdiction of the United States.
(Sec. 202) Amends the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to authorize the Secretary of State, if he or she determines an imminent threat against a person, foreign mission, or international organization, to issue a subpoena requiring the production of any records or other items relevant to the threat and testimony by their custodian concerning their production and authenticity.
(Sec. 203) Authorizes the Secretary to: (1) designate State Department uniformed guards as law enforcement officers for the protection of buildings and areas within the United States for which the Department is responsible; and (2) prescribe regulations for the administration of such buildings and areas (including penalties for violations of such regulations). Authorizes the Secretary to designate firearms and explosives training officers as law enforcement officers for the purpose of safeguarding firearms, ammunition, and explosives that are located at, or are in transit to, approved firearms and explosives training facilities.
The summary continues for 58 more paragraphs. Read it in full on Congress.gov
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate without amendment" stage on April 24, 2003. 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 November 11, 2003: Returned to the Calendar. when the motion to proceed to H.R. 2861 was agreed to. Calendar No. 77.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- 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 108th Congress (2003-04), 498 of the 8,623 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 5.8 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?
RICHARD LUGAR (R-IN) introduced it on April 24, 2003. 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 April 24, 2003, 8588 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 8387 days ago, on November 11, 2003.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 108th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2005 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers