US Congress House Bill 624 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 30 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-17 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration And Border Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who: is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country, especially those persons seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms; acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities; is a government official (or senior associate of such official) responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities. Prescribes related penalties. Authorizes the President, with regard to such sanctions, to: waive their application, with prior congressional notification, if in U.S. national security interests; and terminate them under specified conditions. States that sanctions shall not apply if necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters, or other applicable international obligations of the United States. Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition. Directs the Comptroller General to assess for Congress: (1) the process to determine whether a foreign person has engaged in a sanctionable activity, whether sanctions should be imposed, and whether the identity of a sanctioned foreign person should be classified; and (2) implementation of this Act.

Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. David Schweikert [R-AZ]	Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]
Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]	Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]
Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]	Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]
Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]
Rep. David Trott [R-MI]	Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]	Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Tom Emmer [R-MN]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]
Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]	Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]
Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]	Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Jackie Walorski [R-IN]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Bill Johnson [R-OH]	Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]	Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Ryan Costello [R-PA]
Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]	Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]	Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA]	Rep. Ted Lieu [D-CA]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R-IL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY]	Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-03-17	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2015-02-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2015-02-03	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E151)
2015-01-30	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2015-01-30	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2015-01-30	House	Referred 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.
2015-01-30	House	Introduced in House

SB284 (Related) 2016-05-18 - Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/624/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr624/BILLS-114hr624ih.pdf