To prohibit the sale of arms to Bahrain.

Summary

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Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry (BICI) Accountability Act of 2015 This bill prohibits the U.S. government from selling or transferring to Bahrain specified weapons and crowd control items until the Department of State certifies that Bahrain has fully implemented all 26 recommendations set forth in the 2011 Bahrain Independent Commission of Inquiry report.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(9/8/15)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. McGovern

House (D) Massachusetts – 2

Cosponsors (6)

Johnson

House (D) Georgia

Lofgren

House (D) California

Schakowsky

House (D) Illinois

Carson

House (D) Indiana

Norton

House (D) District of Columbia

Welch

Senate (D) Vermont

Topics

International Affairs

Latest Action

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sep 8, 2015