Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act
- Last Action
- 4/28/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-28Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- 2021-03-25Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- 2021-03-25Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- 2021-03-01Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-01Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-01Introduced in House
- 2021-03-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-01 (00)
Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act
This bill imposes visa-blocking sanctions on specified foreign persons determined to have played a role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and it requires the Department of State to report on incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment by Saudi Arabia against U.S. citizens and their family members. The bill also requires the State Department to make publicly available a report that describes whether and how a concurrence with Saudi Arabia for U.S. security assistance will avoid identifying the United States with governments that deny human rights and fundamental freedoms to their people.
Cosponsors (20)
- Andy Kim (D-NJ)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Elissa Slotkin (D-MI)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- Susan Wild (D-PA)
- LLOYD DOGGETT (D-TX)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Elaine Luria (D-VA)
- Dina Titus (D-NV)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- PETER DEFAZIO (D-OR)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- William Keating (D-MA)
- BRAD SHERMAN (D-CA)
- Jim Costa (D-CA)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Department of State
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Due process and equal protection
- Europe
- Family relationships
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government information and archives
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Judicial procedure and administration
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