S. 2271 - Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007

Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007

S. 2271 — 110^th Congress (2007–2008)

Keywords

Sudan, Darfur, divestment, human rights, genocide,

Summary

An original bill to authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes. (by CRS)

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Title

An original bill to authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes.

Other Titles

• Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
• Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007
• Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007

Sponsor

Christopher Dodd

Co-Sponsors

Subjects

• International finance
• Administrative procedure
• Africa (Sub-Saharan)
• American investments
• Arab countries
• Arabs
• Armed forces
• Budgets
• Business
• Civil liberties
• Congress
• Congress and foreign policy
• Congressional reporting requirements
• Defense economics
• Defense industries
• Defense policy
• Displaced persons
• Electric power production
• Energy
• Energy industries
• Ethnic relations
• Europe
• European Union
• Executive departments
• Foreign aid
• Foreign policy
• Fraud
• Genocide
• Government contractors
• Government information
• Government lending
• Government paperwork
• Government procurement
• Human rights
• Hydroelectric power
• Immigration
• Independent regulatory commissions
• Information disclosure (Securities law)
• International affairs
• International cooperation
• International military forces
• International relief
• Investments
• Law
• Mines and mineral resources
• Mutual funds
• Natural resources
• Peace
• Peacekeeping forces
• Pension funds
• Pensions
• Petroleum
• Petroleum industry
• Public contracts
• Refugees
• Regionalism (International organization)
• Sanctions (International law)
• Securities and Exchange Commission
• State and local government
• State finance
• Sudan
• Trade
• Trusts and trustees
• United Nations

Related Bills

Major Actions

Introduced	10/31/2007
Referred to Committee
Amendments (1 proposed)
Passed Senate	12/12/2007
Passed House	12/18/2007
Signed by President	12/31/2007

Bill History

• All Votes
• All Actions
• Amendments

	Chamber/Committee	Motion	Date	Result
select this vote	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.	12/12/2007	PASSED by voice vote
select this vote	Senate	Amendment SA 3846 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.	12/12/2007	PASSED by voice vote
currently selected	House	On Passage - House - S 2271 Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act - Under Suspension of the Rules	12/18/2007	This bill PASSED the House 411 voted YES 0 voted NO 22 voted present/not voting

	Action	Date	Description
	Introduced	10/31/2007
		10/31/2007	Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Dodd. With written report No. 110-213.
	Put on a legislative calendar	10/31/2007	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 458.
		12/12/2007	Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
select this vote	Senate Vote on Passage	12/12/2007	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
		12/12/2007	Amendment SA 3846 proposed by Senator Harkin for Senator Dodd.
select this vote	Vote	12/12/2007	Amendment SA 3846 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
		12/13/2007	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
		12/13/2007	Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, Foreign Affairs, and Education and Labor, 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.
		12/13/2007	Referred to House Financial Services
		12/13/2007	Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
		12/13/2007	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
		12/13/2007	Referred to House Education and Labor
		12/13/2007	Received in the House.
	Presented to President	12/18/2007	Cleared for White House.
		12/18/2007	Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
		12/18/2007	Considered under suspension of the rules.
		12/18/2007	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2271.
		12/18/2007	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.
		12/18/2007	Considered as unfinished business.
currently selected	House Vote on Passage	12/18/2007	On Passage - House - S 2271 Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act - Under Suspension of the Rules
	Presented to President	12/21/2007	Presented to President.
	Signed	12/31/2007	Signed by President.
	Enacted	12/31/2007	Became Public Law No: 110-174.

	Number	Sponsor	Date Offered	Status
select this vote	S. Amdt. 3846	Dodd, Christopher [D-CT]	December 12, 2007	Passed by voice vote on December 11, 2007.
	To make clarifying amendments. Show amendment details