# 115-hr-5273: Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018

115-hr-5273, Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5273
- Congress: 115
- Title: Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced: 2018-03-14
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Global Fragility and Violence Reduction Act of 2018 This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to: (1) establish the Global Initiative to Reduce Fragility and Violence, related to reducing and addressing the causes of violence, violent conflict, and fragility, with a focus on 10 pilot countries to be determined by USAID; and (2) develop and submit to Congress an initial interagency implementing strategy which shall include individual pilot country plans. The bill provides for initiative and pilot plan updates. The Government Accountability Office shall review U.S. government activities in each pilot country.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2018-03-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rooney, Francis [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-32] (D-CA), 2018-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-11-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-5273 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5273)

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