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S. 2779 · 115th Congress · enacted

Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-231.

Latest official action 2018-08-08 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018 This bill revises statements of U.S. policy toward Zimbabwe, in particular by: stating support for Zimbabweans' efforts to reconstruct and rebuild the nation and come to terms with the past through a process of genuine reconciliation that acknowledges past human rights abuses and orders inquiries into disappearances, including those of human rights activists; stating conditions for a strengthened U.S.-Zimbabwe relationship; supporting inclusion of Australia, the United Kingdom, the African Union, and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) in consultations on ways to sanction individuals responsible for deliberate breakdown of the rule of law, politically motivated violence, and intimidation; and urging enforcement of the SADC tribunal rulings issued between 2007 and 2010, including disputes involving employment, commercial, and human rights cases surrounding dispossessed Zimbabwean commercial farmers and agricultural companies. Regarding multilateral debt relief and assistance, the bill: urges the Department of the Treasury to direct each U.S. executive director of a multilateral development bank to support efforts to reevaluate plans to restructure, rebuild, reschedule, or eliminate Zimbabwe's sovereign debt held by that bank and provide an analysis based on reasonable financial options to achieve those …

Congressional Research Service · 2018-08-08

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Politicians behind the bill

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PAC donors to the listed sponsors

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A NEW DIRECTION PAC$10,000
ADVANCING DEMOCRACY AND MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
ALSOPAC$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS, AFL-CIO COMMITTEE ON POLITICAL EDUCATION$10,000
AMERICAN MOBILIZATION PAC$10,000
BLUE WAVE PROJECT$10,000
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP. ASSOC. POLITICAL FUND$10,000
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$10,000
COMMON GROUND PAC$10,000
DEFEND THE DREAM$10,000
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
ENGINEERS POLITICAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE (EPEC)/INTERNATIONAL UNION OF OPERATING ENGINEERS$10,000
FOLLOW THE NORTH STAR FUND$10,000
FORWARD TOGETHER PAC$10,000
GENERAL ATOMICS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY AEROSPACE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GE AEROSPACE PAC)$10,000
GIDDY UP PAC$10,000
GRANITE VALUES PAC$10,000
HAWAII PAC$10,000
I GOT YOUR BACK PAC$10,000
IN OUR HANDS$10,000
INTERDIGITAL, INC., PAC$10,000
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
KEYSTONE AMERICA PAC$10,000
LEIDOS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
LIFTOFF PAC$10,000
LOBO PAC$10,000
M-PAC$10,000
MITTEN PAC$10,000
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$10,000
MOTOR CITY PAC$10,000
NARRAGANSETT BAY PAC$10,000
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL AND REAL ESTATE TECHNOLOGY AND TRANSFORMATION CENTER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NMHC PAC)$10,000
NATIONAL RURAL LETTER CARRIERS' ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$10,000
OCEANS PAC$10,000
OFF THE SIDELINES PAC$10,000

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What happened after enactment?

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Measured outcome: not established

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