H.Res. 686: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

H.Res. 686: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

112th Congress · introduced 2012-06-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2012-06-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

Plain summary

Calls on Argentina to fulfill its membership responsibilities in the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20). Calls on the President and the Secretary of the Treasury to work with the G20 members to: (1) terminate Argentina's G20 participation until Argentina has reversed efforts to expropriate foreign investment in Argentina, satisfied all outstanding U.S. court judgments against it, honored all awards of international arbitral panels against it, and complied with the recommendations of the Financial Action Task Force; (2) condition Argentina's future G20 membership on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law; and (3) identify other countries that could replace Argentina in the G20 by virtue of their adherence to international economic norms and respect for the rule of law.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Republic of Argentina's membership in the G20 should be conditioned on its adherence to international norms of economic relations and commitment to the rule of law.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hres686.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hres>

Record fed-us-cong112-hres686 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112