H.R. 180 - Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
- Sponsor:
- Barbara Lee
- Summary:
- Supports efforts by universities, cities, and states to divest from Sudan due to the ongoing crisis in Darfur. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 31, 2007
- Amendments:
- 2 proposed amendments. View amendments
PASSED on July 31, 2007.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 418
voted NO: 1
13 voted present/not voting
Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
H.R. 180 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- Supports efforts by universities, cities, and states to divest from Sudan due to the ongoing crisis in Darfur. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To require the identification of companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
- Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act
- Sponsor
- Barbara Lee
- Co-Sponsors
- Grace Napolitano
- Gwen Moore
- Madeleine Bordallo
- Mark Kirk
- Zachary Space
- Donna Christensen
- R. Miller
- Sheila Jackson-Lee
- Dennis Kucinich
- Robert Scott
- Jerrold Nadler
- George Butterfield
- Ray LaHood
- James McGovern
- John Tierney
- Artur Davis
- John Conyers
- Raul Grijalva
- Yvette Clarke
- William Delahunt
- Dave Reichert
- Dennis Moore
- Christopher Smith
- Eliot Engel
- Charles Rangel
- Eleanor Norton
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Gregory Meeks
- Robert Wexler
- Sam Farr
- Alcee Hastings
- Melvin Watt
- Allyson Schwartz
- Robert Goodlatte
- Keith Ellison
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Jesse Jackson
- Michael McNulty
- Michael Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Adam Schiff
- Anna Eshoo
- Daniel Lipinski
- Gary Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Jason Altmire
- Michael Michaud
- Jerry McNerney
- Edolphus Towns
- Christopher Shays
- Diana DeGette
- Ellen Tauscher
- Hilda Solis
- Gus Bilirakis
- Rush Holt
- Charles Gonzalez
- Linda Sánchez
- Bruce Braley
- James McDermott
- Chaka Fattah
- Stephen Lynch
- Sanford Bishop
- Donald Payne
- Ron Klein
- Collin Peterson
- Thomas Allen
- Zoe Lofgren
- Tom Lantos
- Bennie Thompson
- Doris Matsui
- Fortney Stark
- Juanita Millender-McDonald
- Lucille Roybal-Allard
- Corrine Brown
- David Loebsack
- Henry Johnson
- Rosa DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Jane Harman
- Lynn Woolsey
- Steven Rothman
- Barney Frank
- Maxine Waters
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Al Green
- Steve Israel
- Carolyn Maloney
- Maurice Hinchey
- Joe Sestak
- Bobby Rush
- Carolyn Kilpatrick
- Lloyd Doggett
- Janice Schakowsky
- José Serrano
- Peter Welch
- Martin Meehan
- James Oberstar
- William Clay
- Mazie Hirono
- Jerry Moran
- Steny Hoyer
- Mike McIntyre
- Bob Etheridge
- Christopher Van Hollen
- Steve Cohen
- Albio Sires
- Danny Davis
- David Price
- Bob Inglis
- Brad Sherman
- Betty Sutton
- Scott Garrett
- Richard Neal
- William Jefferson
- Michael Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert Brady
- Paul Hodes
- James Moran
- Eddie Johnson
- Susan Davis
- Edward Pastor
- Elijah Cummings
- Earl Blumenauer
- Stephanie Jones
- John Lewis
- Albert Wynn
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Shelley Berkley
- Michael McCaul
- David Scott
- Howard Berman
- John Olver
- Thomas Tancredo
- Luis Gutiérrez
- Michael Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- Henry Waxman
- Rubén Hinojosa
- Peter DeFazio
- Frank Wolf
- Emanuel Cleaver
- William Pascrell
- Darlene Hooley
- George Miller
- Julia Carson
- James Clyburn
- Subjects
- Foreign policy
- Africa (Sub-Saharan)
- American investments
- Arms sales
- Budgets
- Business
- Business ethics
- Civil service retirement
- Colleges
- Commemorations
- Commercial blacklisting
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional investigations
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Congressional tributes
- Corporate accountability
- Corporate reorganizations
- Criminal justice
- Education
- Energy
- Genocide
- Government contractors
- Government employees
- Government information
- Government procurement
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- Information disclosure (Securities law)
- International affairs
- International finance
- Local finance
- Mines and mineral resources
- Mining engineering
- National security
- Natural resources
- Pensions
- Petroleum
- Petroleum refineries
- Pipelines
- President and foreign policy
- Presidents
- Prospecting
- Public contracts
- Radar
- Sanctions (International law)
- State and local government
- State finance
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Subsidiary corporations
- Sudan
- Technology
- Technology transfer
- Trade
- Transportation
- Weapons systems
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Introduced 1/04/2007 Referred to Committee Amendments (2 proposed) Passed House 7/31/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 180 Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act - Under Suspension of the Rules 7/31/2007 This bill PASSED the House 418 voted YES 1 voted NO 13 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 1/04/2007 1/04/2007 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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. 1/04/2007 Referred to House Financial Services 1/04/2007 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 3/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises. 3/16/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. 3/20/2007 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 3/20/2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement. 7/26/2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8623) 7/26/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 7/26/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 7/30/2007 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. 7/31/2007 Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 7/31/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8843-8855) 7/31/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 180. 7/31/2007 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/31/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 180 Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act - Under Suspension of the Rules 8/01/2007 Received in the Senate. 8/03/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status S. Amdt. 2606 Dodd, Christopher [D-CT] August 1, 2007 Offered on July 31, 2007. Amendment information not available.
S. Amdt. 2607 Dodd, Christopher [D-CT] August 1, 2007 Offered on July 31, 2007. Amendment information not available.
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