S. 2942: A bill to extend certain privileges and immunities to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-05-17 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-05-17 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to extend certain privileges and immunities to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the International Organizations Immunities Act to authorize the President to extend the provisions of such Act to the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf to the same extent, and subject to the same conditions, as may be extended to a public international organization in which the United States participates pursuant to any treaty or under the authority of any Act of Congress. (The International Organization Immunities Act entitles covered international organizations and their employees to certain exemptions, immunities, and privileges similar to the benefits granted to foreign governments.)

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Official text

A bill to extend certain privileges and immunities to the Gulf Cooperation Council.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Corker, Bob [R-TN] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2942, a bill to extend certain privileges and immunities to the Gulf Cooperation Council (2016-06-02)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s2942.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s2942 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114