H.R. 5819: BURMA Act of 2018
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H.R. 5819: BURMA Act of 2018
115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules,. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
BURMA Act of 2018
Plain summary
Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act of 2018 or the BURMA Act of 2018 This bill provides humanitarian assistance for Burma (Myanmar) and Bangladesh and imposes sanctions on Burmese military or security officials responsible for serious human rights abuses. The bill provides humanitarian assistance for Burma, Bangladesh, and the surrounding region, including assistance for the Rohingya minority. The Department of State, the Department of the Treasury, and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall jointly submit to Congress a strategy for promoting economic growth in Burma.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 82 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5819, BURMA Act of 2018 (2018-07-27)
Cosponsors on this site
Brad Sherman (D-CA), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Jim Costa (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Darren Soto (D-FL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Seth Moulton (D-MA) and 22 more.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr5819.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr5819 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115