BURMA Act of 2018
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
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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.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2]
KS • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Garrett, Thomas A., Jr. [R-VA-5]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]
NH • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
PA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]
OH • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Sherman
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Wagner
MO • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
McCaul
TX • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Smith (NJ)
NJ • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Lieu
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11]
NC • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-17]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Russell, Steve [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
TX • R
Sponsored 5/15/2018
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Wilson (SC)
SC • R
Sponsored 5/17/2018
Mast
FL • R
Sponsored 5/17/2018
Keating
MA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2018
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 5/21/2018
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 5/25/2018
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/7/2018
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 6/13/2018
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/13/2018
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 6/27/2018
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/7/2018
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Beyer
VA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48]
CA • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/12/2018
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