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H.R.2194

H.R.2194: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010

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About This Bill

This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
This bill is primarily about international affairs
Introduced April 30, 2009
Latest Major Action July 1, 2010

Bill Sponsor

Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

Bill Cosponsors

344 (181 Democrats, 164 Republicans)

Bill Summary

Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 - (Sec. 3) Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) international diplomatic efforts to address Iran's illicit nuclear efforts and support for international terrorism are more likely to be effective if strong additional sanctions are imposed on the government of Iran; (2) U.S. concerns regarding Iran are strictly the result of that governments actions; (3) the September...

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Bill Actions

Date	Description
	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
	Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
	Referred to House Financial Services
	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
	Referred to House Ways and Means
	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 111-342, Part I.
	House Committee on Financial Services Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 4, 2009.
	House Committee on Oversight and Government Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 4, 2009.
	House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 4, 2009.
	Committee on Financial Services discharged.
	Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
	House Committee on Ways and Means Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 11, 2009.
	Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 217.
	Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
	Considered under suspension of the rules.
	DEBATE - The House proceeded with sixty minutes of debate on H.R. 2194.
	At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Berman objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
	Considered as unfinished business.
	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 412 - 12, 4 Present (Roll no. 975).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
	Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
	Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Dodd; Kerry; Lieberman; Menendez; Shelby; Bennett; Lugar.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Mr. Berman asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
	On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
	Ms. Ros-Lehtinen moved that the House instruct conferees.
	The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Ros-Lehtinen motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2194. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the managers on the part of the House to insist on the provisions of H.R. 2194 as passed by the House on December 15, 2009 and to complete their work and present a conference report and joint explanatory statement by no later than May 28, 2010.
	DEBATE - The House resumed debate on the Ros-Lehtinen motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2194.
	The previous question on the motion that the House instruct conferees was ordered without objection.
	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ros-Lehtinen motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 2194, the Chair put the question on the motion and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Ros-Lehtinen demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the motion to instruct conferees until later in the legislative day.
	Considered as unfinished business.
	On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 403 - 11, 3 Present (Roll no. 219).
	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Foreign Affairs for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Berman, Ackerman, Sherman, Crowley, Scott (GA), Costa, Klein (FL), Ros-Lehtinen, Burton (IN), Royce, and Pence.
	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of secs. 3 and 4 of the House bill, and secs. 101-103, 106, 203, and 401 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Frank (MA), Meeks (NY), and Garrett (NJ).
	The Speaker appointed conferees - from the Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of secs. 3 and 4 of the House bill, and secs. 101-103 and 401 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Levin, Tanner, and Camp.
	Conference held.
	Conferees agreed to file conference report.
	Conference report H. Rept. 111-512 filed.
	Conference report considered in Senate, notwithstanding the receipt of the official papers, by Unanimous Consent.
	Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
	Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 99 - 0. Record Vote Number: 199.
	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
	Mr. Berman moved to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report, H. Rept. 111-512.
	DEBATE - By unanimous consent the House proceeded with fifty minutes of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2194.
	POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the conference report to accompany H.R. 2194, the Chair put the question on adoption of the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report, and announced by voice vote that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Berman demanded the yeas and nays and pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
	The House proceeded to consider the conference report H.Rept. 111-512 as unfinished business.
	On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 408 - 8, 1 Present (Roll no. 394).
	Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
	Cleared for White House.
	Presented to President.
	Signed by President.
	Became Public Law No: 111-195.
April 30, 2009	Introduced in the House by Howard L. Berman (D-Calif.)

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