As a leading grassroots, non-profit advocacy organization, the Council on Pakistan Relations is deeply involved in U.S. foreign policy toward Pakistan and South Asia. Below is a list of pending legislation before the 111th Congress, Second Session. CPR encourages all Pakistani Americans and others interested in Pakistan to contact their representatives in Congress to make your voice heard.
1. H.CON.RES.108 : Expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi’ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 4/23/2009) Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 4/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2. H.RES.32 : Recognizing the historic steps India and Pakistan have taken toward achieving bilateral peace.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 1/8/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 1/8/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
3. H.RES.164 : Condemning Pakistan’s release of nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan from house arrest.
Sponsor: Rep Royce, Edward R. [CA-40] (introduced 2/12/2009) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
4. H.RES.262 : Expressing the strong concern of the House of Representatives about the actions of the Taliban in Swat, Pakistan, to restrict girls’ access to education.
Sponsor: Rep Maloney, Carolyn B. [NY-14] (introduced 3/18/2009) Cosponsors (4)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/18/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
5. H.RES.522 : Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1886) to authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2410) to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Hastings, Alcee L. [FL-23] (introduced 6/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Rules
House Reports: 111-143
Latest Major Action: 6/10/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 238 – 183 (Roll no. 317).
6. H.RES.678 : Extending best wishes to the people of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan as they celebrate the 62nd anniversary of Pakistan’s independence from the British Empire.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 7/24/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 7/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
7. H.RES.764 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the importance of inter-religious dialogue and the protection of religious freedom and related human rights for persons of all faiths and nationalities in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Sponsor: Rep Smith, Christopher H. [NJ-4] (introduced 9/23/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/23/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
8. H.RES.823 : Expressing deep condolences to the families, friends, and colleagues of those killed and injured in the attack on the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) office in Islamabad, Pakistan, on October 5, 2009, and support for the WFP’s mission to bring emergency food aid to the most vulnerable people of Pakistan and around the world.
Sponsor: Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [CT-3] (introduced 10/13/2009) Cosponsors (29)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 10/21/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.
9. H.R.1105 : Making omnibus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 2/23/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; House Budget
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-8 [GPO: Text, PDF]
Note: An explanatory statement was submitted by Mr. Obey, Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations “as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.” It appears in two 2/23/2009 Congressional Record documents on pages: H1653-H2088 and H2089-H2599. See also the House Appropriations committee print.
10. H.R.1318 : To provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Van Hollen, Chris [MD-8] (introduced 3/4/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Committees: House Ways and Means
Latest Major Action: 3/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
11. H.R.1463 : To restrict United States military assistance to the Government of Pakistan.
Sponsor: Rep Harman, Jane [CA-36] (introduced 3/12/2009) Cosponsors (3)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 3/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
12. H.R.1886 : To authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 4/2/2009) Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Rules; House Armed Services
House Reports: 111-129 Part 1
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 522 , the text of H.R. 1886 , as passed by the House, is appended as new matter at the end of the engrossment of H.R. 2410 .
13. H.R.2346 : Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Obey, David R. [WI-7] (introduced 5/12/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 111-105; Latest Conference Report: 111-151 (in Congressional Record H6683-6741)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-32 [GPO: Text, PDF]
14. H.R.2410 : To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the Peace Corps for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, to authorize democratic, economic, and social development assistance for Pakistan, to authorize security assistance for Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 5/14/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; Senate Foreign Relations
House Reports: 111-136
Latest Major Action: 6/22/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
15. H.R.2475 : To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, to modernize the Foreign Service, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
16. H.R.2481 : To require the President to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability in Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Intelligence (Permanent Select); House Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Armed Services, 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.
17. H.R.2482 : To require the President to develop a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan for long-term security and stability in Afghanistan, and for other purpose.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 5/19/2009) Cosponsors (7)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs; House Armed Services; House Intelligence (Permanent Select)
Latest Major Action: 5/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.
18. H.R.2647 : The title was amended in conference to read as follows: “to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes”.
Sponsor: Rep Skelton, Ike [MO-4] (by request) (introduced 6/2/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: House Armed Services
House Reports: 111-166, 111-166 Part 2; Latest Conference Report: 111-288 (in Congressional Record H10565-11052)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-84 [GPO: Text, PDF]
19. H.R.3081 : Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Lowey, Nita M. [NY-18] (introduced 6/26/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations
House Reports: 111-187
Latest Major Action: 7/13/2009 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
20. H.R.3326 : Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Murtha, John P. [PA-12] (introduced 7/24/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Appropriations; Senate Appropriations
House Reports: 111-230; Senate Reports: 111-74
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-118 [GPO: Text, PDF]
21. H.R.3642 : To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Berman, Howard L. [CA-28] (introduced 9/24/2009) Cosponsors (5)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 9/24/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
22. H.AMDT.209 to H.R.1886 Amendment in the nature of a substitute sought to fully fund the administration’s request for non-military assistance to Pakistan ($1.5 billion) for FY 2010 by providing “such sums” as may be necessary through 2013. It also sought to require that the administration submit a comprehensive interagency strategy and implementation plan; require quarterly briefings on developments in Pakistan; and written notification to the Congress of adjustments in strategy and related changes in allocations and expenditures.
Sponsor: Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [FL-18] (introduced 6/11/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 6/11/2009 House amendment not agreed to. Status: On agreeing to the Ros-Lehtinen amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 173 – 246 (Roll no. 331).
23. S.CON.RES.19 : A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the Shi’ite Personal Status Law in Afghanistan violates the fundamental human rights of women and should be repealed.
Sponsor: Sen Boxer, Barbara [CA] (introduced 4/23/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations; House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 6/2/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
24. S.6 : A bill to restore and enhance the national security of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen Reid, Harry [NV] (introduced 1/6/2009) Cosponsors (19)
Latest Major Action: 1/7/2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 6.
25. S.496 : A bill to provide duty-free treatment for certain goods from designated Reconstruction Opportunity Zones in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Cantwell, Maria [WA] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Committees: Senate Finance
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
26. S.917 : A bill to provide assistance to Pakistan under certain conditions, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Gregg, Judd [NH] (introduced 4/28/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Latest Major Action: 4/28/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
27. S.962 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 5/4/2009) Cosponsors (11)
Committees: Senate Foreign Relations
Senate Reports: 111-33
Latest Major Action: 6/25/2009 Held at the desk.
28. S.1033 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (by request) (introduced 5/13/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 5/13/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
29. S.1054 : An original bill making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Inouye, Daniel K. [HI] (introduced 5/14/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Appropriations
Senate Reports: 111-20
Latest Major Action: 5/14/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 62.
30. S.1390 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 7/2/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Senate Reports: 111-35
Latest Major Action: 7/28/2009 Held at the desk.
31. S.1391 : An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 7/2/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Armed Services
Latest Major Action: 7/30/2009 Held at the desk.
32. S.1434 : An original bill making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Leahy, Patrick J. [VT] (introduced 7/9/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: Senate Appropriations
Senate Reports: 111-44
Latest Major Action: 7/9/2009 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 103.
33. S.1707 : A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its people, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 9/24/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: Became Public Law No: 111-73 [GPO: Text, PDF]
34. S.AMDT.732 to S.CON.RES.13 To restore full funding for the President’s request for the international affairs budget, in support of development programs in Pakistan and Afghanistan, nuclear nonproliferation, foreign assistance, fighting global AIDS, promoting sustainable development, and other efforts, with an offset.
Sponsor: Sen Kerry, John F. [MA] (introduced 3/30/2009) Cosponsors (14)
Latest Major Action: 4/1/2009 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 732 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
35. S.AMDT.1173 to H.R.2346 To provide for the development of objectives for the United States with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Sponsor: Sen Corker, Bob [TN] (introduced 5/20/2009) Cosponsors (6)
Latest Major Action: 5/21/2009 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1173 as modified agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
36. S.AMDT.1687 to S.1390 To require a national security interest certification for Coalition Support Fund reimbursements provided to the Government of Pakistan.
Sponsor: Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] (introduced 7/21/2009) Cosponsors (1)
Latest Major Action: 7/23/2009 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 1687 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
37. S.AMDT.2575 to H.R.3326 To provide for testimony before Congress on the additional forces and resources required to meet United States objectives with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Sponsor: Sen McCain, John [AZ] (introduced 9/29/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 Senate amendment not agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2575 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 40 – 59. Record Vote Number: 305.
38. S.AMDT.2593 to H.R.3326 Relating to hearings on strategy and resources with respect to Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Sponsor: Sen Levin, Carl [MI] (introduced 10/1/2009) Cosponsors (2)
Latest Major Action: 10/1/2009 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 2593 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 – 39. Record Vote Number: 304.
