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Global Fragility Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-1580| House 
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (5)
Ann Wagner (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Francis Rooney (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Appropriations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Global Fragility Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to establish the interagency Global Fragility Initiative to stabilize conflict-affected areas and prevent violence globally, and establishes funds to support such efforts. The State Department shall devise a plan for the initiative, including its organizational structure and goals. The State Department shall lead in foreign policy, diplomatic, and political efforts. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall lead in development, humanitarian, and non-security policies. Other departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, shall provide support as necessary. The State Department shall select priority countries and regions that are particularly at risk, and report to Congress 10-year plans for each. Each plan shall include information including descriptions of goals, plans for reaching such goals, and benchmarks for measuring progress. The State Department shall report to Congress every two years about the initiative's progress. The Government Accountability Office shall consult Congress every two years about opportunities to assess the initiative and recommend improvements. The bill creates the Stabilization and Prevention Fund to support efforts to stabilize conflict-affected areas, including areas at risk from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist organizations. The bill establishes the Complex Crises Fund to support programs to address emerging, unforeseen, or complex challenges abroad.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Jul 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-727
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • March 7, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • March 7, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.


  • July 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-727
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2116: Global Fragility Act
Conflicts and warsCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMultilateral development programsPolitical movements and philosophiesPublic-private cooperationRacial and ethnic relationsReconstruction and stabilizationReligionResearch and developmentSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

Global Fragility Act of 2019

USA116th CongressHR-1580| House 
| Updated: 3/7/2019
Global Fragility Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to establish the interagency Global Fragility Initiative to stabilize conflict-affected areas and prevent violence globally, and establishes funds to support such efforts. The State Department shall devise a plan for the initiative, including its organizational structure and goals. The State Department shall lead in foreign policy, diplomatic, and political efforts. The U.S. Agency for International Development shall lead in development, humanitarian, and non-security policies. Other departments and agencies, including the Department of Defense, shall provide support as necessary. The State Department shall select priority countries and regions that are particularly at risk, and report to Congress 10-year plans for each. Each plan shall include information including descriptions of goals, plans for reaching such goals, and benchmarks for measuring progress. The State Department shall report to Congress every two years about the initiative's progress. The Government Accountability Office shall consult Congress every two years about opportunities to assess the initiative and recommend improvements. The bill creates the Stabilization and Prevention Fund to support efforts to stabilize conflict-affected areas, including areas at risk from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or other terrorist organizations. The bill establishes the Complex Crises Fund to support programs to address emerging, unforeseen, or complex challenges abroad.
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Timeline
Mar 7, 2019
Introduced in House
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.
Jul 18, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-727
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
  • March 7, 2019
    Introduced in House


  • March 7, 2019
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 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.


  • July 18, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-727
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Eliot L. Engel

Eliot L. Engel

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (5)
Ann Wagner (Republican)Michael T. McCaul (Republican)Adam Smith (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Francis Rooney (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Appropriations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-2116: Global Fragility Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Conflicts and warsCongressional oversightCrimes against childrenDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment studies and investigationsGovernment trust fundsHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMultilateral development programsPolitical movements and philosophiesPublic-private cooperationRacial and ethnic relationsReconstruction and stabilizationReligionResearch and developmentSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)