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Congress tracker

Bills, resolutions, hearings and floor remarks in the US Congress that mention Pakistan, followed from introduction to law, with a link to the official record for each.

Checked against official sources

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The 119th Congress so far

Measures that mention the tracked keywords, by how far they have got. Select a stage to list them.

Bills & resolutions
4
Hearings published
30
Record sections
3
What is this?

This tracker lists activity in the US Congress whose text mentions Pakistan, Pakistani, Islamabad, Balochistan or Kashmir: bills and resolutions, published committee hearings, and sections of the Congressional Record (floor speeches, statements and inserted remarks).

  • Where it comes from. Items are found with the full-text search of GovInfo (U.S. Government Publishing Office). Each bill’s sponsor, latest action and progress come from the Congress.gov API (Library of Congress). Every item links to its official page.
  • “Mentions” is not “about”. A large bill such as a defence authorisation may mention Pakistan once. Items with a keyword in the title are marked in the title; use “Keyword in the title only” to see just those.
  • Stages. Introduced: filed and referred to committee. Committee action: a hearing, markup or report. Passed the House / Senate: approved by that chamber. Became law: signed (or enacted over a veto). Simple and concurrent resolutions are agreed to instead. Stages are read from the official action list; Congress.gov is the authoritative record.
  • Timing. New items are looked for several times a day and statuses are refreshed daily. Hearing transcripts are often published months after the hearing, under their publication date.
  • Notes. A CUPA note is our own short comment. Inclusion does not mean CUPA supports or opposes a measure.

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All items

210 items

Senate bill S. 1031 118th CongressSenate Introduced

EACH Act of 2023

Sponsor: Sen. Tammy Duckworth D-IL32 cosponsorsIntroduced

  1. Introduced29 Mar 2023
  2. Committee
  3. Senate
  4. House
  5. Law

Latest action · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Mentions Pakistani

Congress.gov Text on GovInfo

House resolution H.Res. 148 118th CongressHouse Introduced

Supporting the goals and ideals of International Mother Language Day in bringing attention to the importance of preserving linguistic and cultural heritage through education.

Sponsor: Rep. Grace Meng D-NY8 cosponsorsIntroduced

  1. Introduced21 Feb 2023
  2. Committee
  3. Agreed to

Latest action · Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.

Mentions Pakistan

Congress.gov Text on GovInfo

CSV JSON RSS feed of new items Data: GovInfo and Congress.gov (public domain). Selection and notes: CUPA, CC BY 4.0.