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HOUSE 1511117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

MBS MBS Act

Last Action
5/18/2021

Actions

  • 2021-05-18Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • 2021-03-02Referred 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.
  • 2021-03-02Referred 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.
  • 2021-03-02Introduced in House
  • 2021-03-02Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2021-03-02 (00)

MBS Must Be Sanctioned Act or MBS MBS Act

This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions against the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, until specified actions are taken with respect to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other grave human rights violations.

Cosponsors (9)

  • Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
  • Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
  • Steve Cohen (D-TN)
  • JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
  • Cori Bush (D-MO)
  • David Cicilline (D-RI)
  • Joaquin Castro (D-TX)
  • Ro Khanna (D-CA)

Subjects

  • Asia
  • Congressional oversight
  • Crime victims
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Europe
  • Foreign property
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Human rights
  • Middle East
  • News media and reporting
  • Protest and dissent
  • Sanctions
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Turkey
  • Violent crime
  • Visas and passports
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