H.R. 4223: International Conflicts of Concern Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-03-12 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

International Conflicts of Concern Act

Plain summary

International Conflicts of Concern Act - Directs the President to identify to Congress each country whose government is, and each country in which anti-government forces are, allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict occurring in that country. Directs the President to designate a country as a "country of conflict concern" if: (1) its government or anti-government forces in the country are allowing one or more foreign terrorist organizations to engage in armed conflict in it, and (2) it is in the U.S. national security to restrict travel by any U.S. national to the country and to restrict material support provided by U.S. nationals to entities engaged in armed conflict in it. Terminates such a designation when the President certifies to Congress that either or both of these circumstances no longer apply. Deems Syria to be a country of conflict concern. Directs the President, with respect to a country of conflict concern, to require a U.S. national to obtain a license to: (1) travel to it, or (2) provide material support to entities that are engaged in armed conflict in it. Applies specified penalties to a person who violates such requirements.

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Official text

International Conflicts of Concern Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · 10 cosponsors

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Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr4223.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4223 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113