United States · Law · S
S. 1310 (116th)
Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2020
Introduced
2 May 2019
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Status
Became Public Law No: 116-343.
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Summary
Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2019 This bill directs the Department of State to take all necessary steps to strengthen participation in the Organization of American States (OAS) by legislators of OAS member states, including establishing formal procedures to (1) create an annual forum for the presidents of national legislatures to discuss issues of hemispheric importance, (2) permit elected national legislators to make presentations and provide expert advice, and (3) create a formalized body or mechanism to permanently facilitate the participation of national legislators in OAS activities. The State Department shall report to Congress on progress toward achieving such goals. The State Department shall report to Congress a strategy for supporting OAS anti-corruption and human rights promotion efforts, including (1) an assessment of U.S. activities with the OAS to address such matters and to strengthen the role of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, (2) an assessment of necessary reforms and initiatives to prioritize and reinforce OAS efforts on such matters, and (3) a detailed plan for implementing the reported strategy. The State Department shall report annually to Congress on actions taken to implement this strategy.
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Documents
15 official files
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill (text)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Enrolled Bill (PDF)
Enrolled Bill · EN
Public Law (text)
Public Law · EN · 14 January 2021
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 14 January 2021
Public Law
summary · EN · 13 January 2021
Passed House
summary · EN · 31 December 2020
Engrossed in Senate (text)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 10 December 2020
Engrossed in Senate (PDF)
Engrossed in Senate · EN · 10 December 2020
Passed Senate
summary · EN · 10 December 2020
Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 17 December 2019
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 17 December 2019
Reported to Senate
summary · EN · 17 December 2019
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 May 2019
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 May 2019
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 2 May 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1310
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1310