H.R. 2347 - To Authorize State and Local Governments to Direct Divestiture From, and Prevent Investment In, Companies with Investments of $2
- Sponsor:
- Barney Frank
- Summary:
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on July 31, 2007
PASSED on July 31, 2007.
2/3 required to pass
voted YES: 408
voted NO: 6
18 voted present/not voting
To Authorize State and Local Governments to Direct Divestiture From, and Prevent Investment In, Companies with Investments of $2
H.R. 2347 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or more in credit to the Government of Iran for 45 days or more, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007
- Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007
- Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007
- A bill to authorize State and local governments to direct divestiture from, and prevent investment in, companies with investments of $20,000,000 or more in Iran's energy sector, companies that sell arms to the Government of Iran, and financial institutions that extend $20,000,000 or more in credit to the Government of Iran for 45 days or more, and for other purposes.
- Sponsor
- Barney Frank
- Co-Sponsors
- Eric Cantor
- John Culberson
- Rick Renzi
- Eliot Engel
- Charles Rangel
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Robert Wexler
- Alcee Hastings
- James Ramstad
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Michael Capuano
- Ed Perlmutter
- Gary Ackerman
- Michael Michaud
- Jerry McNerney
- James Marshall
- Christopher Shays
- Tim Murphy
- Dan Burton
- Stephen Lynch
- Ron Klein
- Thelma Drake
- Joseph Knollenberg
- Tom Lantos
- Roscoe Bartlett
- Jim Gerlach
- Frank Pallone
- Jane Harman
- Barbara Lee
- John Barrow
- Patrick McHenry
- Chris Van Hollen
- Joe Baca
- Brad Sherman
- Scott Garrett
- Michael Honda
- Vito Fossella
- Paul Hodes
- Shelley Berkley
- Howard Berman
- Trent Franks
- Luis Gutierrez
- Todd Platts
- Patrick Murphy
- Subjects
- Foreign policy
- Actions and defenses
- American investments
- Armed forces
- Arms control
- Arms sales
- Ballistic missiles
- Bank loans
- Biological warfare
- Chemical warfare
- Civil service retirement
- Colleges
- Commercial blacklisting
- Congress
- Congress and foreign policy
- Congressional oversight
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Criminal justice
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- Defense policy
- Development credit institutions
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- Education
- Employee benefit plans
- Energy
- Federal employees
- Federal preemption
- Finance
- Foreign investments
- Foreign loans
- Gas industry
- Genocide
- Government employees
- Government information
- Government publicity
- Higher education
- International affairs
- International banking
- International finance
- Investment of public funds
- Iran
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- Labor
- Law
- Liability (Law)
- Local government
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military technology
- Mutual funds
- Nuclear nonproliferation
- Nuclear weapons
- Pensions
- Petroleum industry
- Politics and government
- President and foreign policy
- Presidents
- Sanctions (International law)
- State and local government
- State politics and government
- State-sponsored terrorism
- Technology
- Technology transfer
- Terrorism
- Trusts and trustees
- Weapons systems
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Introduced 5/16/2007 Referred to Committee Passed House 7/31/2007 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On Passage - House - H.R. 2347 Iran Sanctions Enabling Act - Under Suspension of the Rules 7/31/2007 This bill PASSED the House 408 voted YES 6 voted NO 18 voted present/not votingAction Date Description Introduced 5/16/2007 5/16/2007 Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and 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. 5/16/2007 Referred to House Financial Services 5/16/2007 Referred to House Education and Labor 5/16/2007 Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 5/23/2007 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 5/23/2007 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 7/30/2007 Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 7/30/2007 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR 7/31/2007 H8855-8861) 7/30/2007 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2347. 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 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-277, Part I. 7/31/2007 Committee on Education and Labor discharged. 7/31/2007 Committee on Oversight and Government discharged. Put on a legislative calendar 7/31/2007 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 179. currently selected House Vote on Passage 7/31/2007 On Passage - House - H.R. 2347 Iran Sanctions Enabling Act - Under Suspension of the Rules 8/01/2007 Considered as unfinished business. 8/01/2007 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 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
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