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H.R.2828: Foreign Service Victims of Terrorism Act of 2007
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced June 22, 2007
- Latest Major Action Oct. 4, 2007
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
69 (51 Democrats, 19 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Foreign Service Victims of Terrorism Act of 2007 - Amends the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to provide a death gratuity for foreign national employees, foreign nationals appointees, and locally employed staff who die as a result of injuries suffered abroad in an amount equal to one year's basic salary at the highest step of the highest grade on the local compensation plan of the country in which the foreign staffer was being paid. Authorizes the...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
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Mr. Payne moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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Considered under suspension of the rules.
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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2828.
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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.
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Considered as unfinished business.
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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 12 (Roll no. 930).
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
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Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 403.
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| June 22, 2007 |
Introduced in the House by Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) |