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Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2007 or TRADE Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President to designate Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Sri Lanka or their successor political entities (TRADE Act of 2007 countries) as beneficiary TRADE Act of 2007 countries eligible to receive duty-free treatment for certain articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such countries, if after receiving the advice of the International Trade Commission (ITC) the President determines that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of imports from such countries. Conditions such designation upon eligibility requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Trade [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextExpressing the serious concern of the House of Representatives regarding the worsening situation in Sri Lanka. 6/25/2007--Introduced. Expresses the House of Representatives' concerns regarding the worsening situation in Sri Lanka. Calls upon all parties to negotiate a political settlement that will be fair to all of the ethnic communities living in the country, including Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims.
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Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 07/12/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. 7/12/2007--Introduced. Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve [...] show full description
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Latest Action: 06/25/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextExpressing the serious concern of the House of Representatives regarding the worsening situation in Sri Lanka. 6/25/2007--Introduced. Expresses the House of Representatives' concerns regarding the worsening situation in Sri Lanka. Calls upon all parties to negotiate a political settlement that will be fair to all of the ethnic communities living in the country, including Sinhalese, Tamils, and Muslims.
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Latest Action: 06/07/2007 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Bill TextTo end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. 6/7/2007--Introduced. Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled to serve [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Africa (Sub-Saharan), Appropriations, Armed forces, Arms sales, Arrest, Budgets, Child health, Child welfare, Children, Children's rights, Civil defense, Civil liberties, Civil rights, Colombia, Compulsory military service, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional oversight, Congressional reporting requirements, Criminal justice, Cults, Defense policy, Diplomacy, Diplomats, Economic assistance, Education, Forced labor, Foreign aid, Foreign policy, Foreign service, Governmental investigations, Human rights, Insurgency, International affairs, Job training, Kidnapping, Labor, Latin America, Medical care, Medicine, Mental health services, Military assistance, Military education, Military personnel, Military training, Nongovernmental organizations, Paramilitary forces, Politics and government, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Recruiting and enlistment, Religion, Sanctions (International law), South Asia, Standards, Trade, Uganda, Vocational education, Weapons systems, Youth employment
Latest Action: 04/24/2007 - Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Bill TextA bill to end the use of child soldiers in hostilities around the world, and for other purposes. 4/19/2007--Introduced. Child Soldier Prevention Act of 2007 - Defines "child soldier." Prohibits, with a national interest waiver, funds appropriated or otherwise made available for specified military and related areas from being obligated or otherwise made available to the government of a country identified by the Department of State as having governmental armed forces or government supported armed groups, including paramilitaries, militias, or civil defense forces, that recruit or use child soldiers. Directs the Secretary of State to notify any government so identified. Authorizes the President to reinstate assistance upon certifying to Congress that a government is implementing: (1) compliance measures; and (2) mechanisms to prohibit future use of child soldiers and to ensure that no children are recruited, conscripted, or otherwise compelled [...] show full description
Also tagged in: Afghanistan, Africa (Sub-Saharan), American investments, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Clothing, Congress, Congress and foreign policy, Congressional reporting requirements, East Asia, East Timor, International finance, Kiribati, Laos, Maldives, Nepal, Oceania, President and foreign policy, Presidents, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South Asia, Tariff preferences, Textile fabrics, Trade, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen
Latest Action: 02/15/2007 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Bill TextA bill to extend certain trade preferences to certain least-developed countries, and for other purposes. 2/15/2007--Introduced. Tariff Relief Assistance for Developing Economies Act of 2007 or TRADE Act of 2007 - Authorizes the President to designate Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Kiribati, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Maldives, Nepal, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste (East Timor), Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Yemen, and Sri Lanka or their successor political entities (TRADE Act of 2007 countries) as beneficiary TRADE Act of 2007 countries eligible to receive duty-free treatment for certain articles that are the growth, product, or manufacture of such countries, if after receiving the advice of the International Trade Commission (ITC) the President determines that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of imports from such countries. Conditions such designation upon eligibility requirements of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Trade [...] show full description
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