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H.R. 4695: PACT Act

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H.R. 4695: PACT Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-10-16 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-10-16 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 592 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR4695 (2019-10-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

PACT Act

Plain summary

Protect Against Conflict by Turkey Act or the PACT Act This bill addresses Turkey's military invasion of northern Syria. The President shall impose visa- and asset-blocking sanctions on specific Turkish officials connected to the invasion. The Department of State shall report on (1) other Turkish officials involved with the invasion; and (2) foreign persons that knowingly provided defense articles, services, or technology to Turkey that could be used in the invasion. Such foreign persons shall also be subject to visa- and asset-blocking sanctions. The President shall impose financial sanctions on the large Turkish state-owned bank known as Halkbank and on any foreign financial institutions that the State Department determines to have knowingly facilitated significant transactions for the Turkish Armed Forces or Turkey's defense industry related to the invasion. The President shall impose sanctions on Turkey's government pursuant to the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act. A U.S. defense article, service, or technology may not be transferred to Turkey's government if it (1) is covered under the Arms Export Control Act, and (2) may be used by Turkey in military operations in northern Syria. The President may not exercise certain emergency waiver authority in relation to this prohibition. Certain Syrians, including Syrian Kurds who have partnered with the U.S. government in Syria, shall be (1) designated as Priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern, and (2) exempt from various numerical limitations under immigration law. The bill calls for various reports, including on (1) the national-security impact of the invasion, and (2) the net worth of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his family.

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Official text

PACT Act

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16] · 104 cosponsors

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Michael T. McCaul (R-TX), Jim Costa (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr. (D-CA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), J. French Hill (R-AR), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Don Bacon (R-NE), William R. Keating (D-MA), John W. Rose (R-TN), Jason Crow (D-CO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN) and 44 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr4695 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116