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Foreign Affairs Committee advances a slate of foreign policy bills, from Chinese port monitoring to USAID management
Summary
At markup the committee favorably reported several bills and resolutions: HR 8683 (strategic ports mapping), HR 9564 (Houthi Human Rights Accountability Act), HR 9719 (USAID management), HR 9172 (precursor chemical destruction), HR 9082 (Summit of the Americas Act), and others; most were approved by voice or unanimous recorded votes.
Alongside the contempt report and the Gambarian resolution, the House Foreign Affairs Committee considered and reported favorably a package of bills and resolutions spanning national security, humanitarian and diplomatic priorities.
HR 8683 (Strategic Ports Reporting Act): Sponsored by Representative Bill Huizenga, this bill requires the Secretaries of State and Defense to map global port projects and study People’s Republic of China investments that may pose dual-use risks. Representative Heisinger offered a substitute amendment to the bill that the committee adopted by voice vote; the committee then moved to report the…
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