A bill to reduce global fragility and violence by improving the capacity of the United States to reduce and address the causes of violence, instability, and fragility, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3368| Senate
| Updated: 8/22/2018
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic Senator
Delaware
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to submit to Congress: (1) a 10-year Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence aimed at reducing and addressing the causes of violence, instability, and fragility in at least six priority countries; and (2) a related implementing strategy. Funds made available in any Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for priority countries may be used to support this initiative and individual priority country plans. The Government Accountability Office shall review U.S. assistance activities in each priority country.
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International Affairs
AppropriationsConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenCrimes against womenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationMultilateral development programsOrganized crimePerformance measurementPolitical movements and philosophiesPublic-private cooperationReconstruction and stabilizationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch and developmentRule of law and government transparencySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorism
A bill to reduce global fragility and violence by improving the capacity of the United States to reduce and address the causes of violence, instability, and fragility, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-3368| Senate
| Updated: 8/22/2018
Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 This bill directs the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to submit to Congress: (1) a 10-year Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence aimed at reducing and addressing the causes of violence, instability, and fragility in at least six priority countries; and (2) a related implementing strategy. Funds made available in any Act making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for priority countries may be used to support this initiative and individual priority country plans. The Government Accountability Office shall review U.S. assistance activities in each priority country.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Christopher A. Coons
Democratic Senator
Delaware
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
AppropriationsConflicts and warsCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenCrimes against womenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEconomic developmentForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationMultilateral development programsOrganized crimePerformance measurementPolitical movements and philosophiesPublic-private cooperationReconstruction and stabilizationRefugees, asylum, displaced personsResearch and developmentRule of law and government transparencySex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorism