Libya Stabilization Act

HB 4644 Libya Stabilization Act

US Congress 116th Congress

Libya Stabilization Act
HB-4644


About HB-4644

Provides for sanctions and assistance related to the conflict in Libya. The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign person providing significant support to a militia or paramilitary group that is

  • (1) knowingly threatening peace or stability in Libya,
  • (2) knowingly engaging in the significant misappropriation or illicit exploitation of Libyan state assets or natural resources, or
  • (3) responsible for or complicit in gross human rights violations in Libya

Such sanctions shall expire on December 31, 2024. The Department of State shall work to strengthen Libya's democratic governance, including by providing assistance to

  • (1) support efforts to resolve the current civil conflict in Libya,
  • (2) unify Libya's financial and governing institutions, and
  • (3) ensure transparent and credible future elections in Libya

The Department of the Treasury shall vote and argue for international financial institutions to support an economic recovery in Libya that supports the establishment of a sovereign state with democratic institutions and rule of law.

  

Bill Texts

Engrossed 11/19/2020

Introduced 11/18/2020

Introduced 10/19/2019

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History

Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations.

11/30/2020

Motion To Reconsider Laid On The Table Agreed To Without Objection.

11/18/2020

On Motion To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended Agreed To By Voice Vote. (text: Cr H5886-5890)

11/18/2020

Debate - The House Proceeded With Forty Minutes Of Debate On H.r. 4644.

11/18/2020

Considered Under Suspension Of The Rules. (consideration: Cr H5886-5892)

11/18/2020

Mr. Engel Moved To Suspend The Rules And Pass The Bill, As Amended.

11/18/2020

Committee On The Judiciary Discharged.

11/17/2020

Placed On The Union Calendar, Calendar No. 491.

11/17/2020

Committee On Financial Services Discharged.

11/17/2020

Reported (amended) By The Committee On Foreign Affairs. H. Rept. 116-594, Part I.

11/17/2020

Ordered To Be Reported (amended) By Voice Vote.

07/29/2020

Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held.

07/29/2020

Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Citizenship.

11/15/2019

Introduced In House

10/11/2019

Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On The Judiciary, And Financial Services, 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.

10/11/2019

Referred To The Committee On Foreign Affairs, And In Addition To The Committees On The Judiciary, And Financial Services, 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.

10/11/2019

Introduced In House

10/11/2019