US Congress House Bill 4331 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 26-10)
Status: Engrossed on January 30 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-30 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Modifies and reauthorizes various programs and provisions related to Tibet and China. The President shall provide funds to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation, and education. The Department of State may not authorize any new Chinese consulates in the United States until a U.S. consulate has been established in Lhasa, Tibet. The bill reauthorizes the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and expands the office's duties to include additional tasks, such as pursuing international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist faith community. The bill requires the State Department to discuss U.S. efforts to promote the human rights of the Tibetan people, including the right to select and venerate their own religious leaders, in an existing periodic report on Tibet.

Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019

Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. Ben McAdams [D-UT]
Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]
Rep. Christopher Pappas [D-NH]	Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Ann Wagner [R-MO]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]
Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]	Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]
Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Scott Perry [R-PA]	Rep. Denver Riggleman [R-VA]	Rep. Jim Costa [D-CA]
Rep. Dean Phillips [D-MN]	Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Jenniffer Gonzalez-Colon [R-PR]

2020-01-28 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended RC# 27 (Y: 392 N: 22 NV: 0 Abs: 16) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-30	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
2020-01-28	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-01-28	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 392 - 22 (Roll no. 27). (text: CR H594-596)
2020-01-28	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H606-607)
2020-01-28	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-01-28	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4331.
2020-01-28	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H594-601)
2020-01-28	House	Mr. Phillips 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.
2019-09-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
2019-09-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-09-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-09-13	House	Introduced in House

SB2539 (Related) 2019-09-24 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
SB4629 (Related) 2020-09-17 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4331/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4331/BILLS-116hr4331ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr4331/BILLS-116hr4331eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202027