US Congress House Bill 2444 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 13 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-01-13 - Became Public Law No: 116-332.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Authorizes the President to make direct loans to countries that joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) after March 1, 1999, for the purchase of U.S. defense articles. The President may (1) make such loans with lower interest rates than required by statute, and (2) charge fees associated with such loans. Before making such a loan, the Department of State shall certify to Congress that the receiving country is (1) making demonstrable progress toward meeting its NATO defense-spending obligations, and (2) respecting the country's constitution and upholding democratic values.

Eastern European Security Act

Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]	Rep. Gregory Pence [R-IN]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-01-13	House	Became Public Law No: 116-332.
2021-01-13	House	Signed by President.
2021-01-03	House	Presented to President.
2021-01-02	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2021-01-01	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8011-8012)
2021-01-01	Senate	Senate Committee on Foreign Relations discharged by Unanimous Consent.
2020-03-10	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2020-03-09	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-03-09	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1546)
2020-03-09	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2444.
2020-03-09	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1546-1547)
2020-03-09	House	Mr. Sires moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2019-12-18	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2019-12-18	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-05-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2019-05-01	House	Introduced in House

HB3194 (Related) 2019-06-11 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2444/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2444/BILLS-116hr2444ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2444/BILLS-116hr2444eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr2444/BILLS-116hr2444enr.pdf