US HB839 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 19)
Status: Introduced on February 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 4 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To protect journalists and other members of the press from gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes.
Title
Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA] | Rep. James McGovern [D-MA] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] |
| Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL] | Rep. Joseph Neguse [D-CO] | Rep. Mark Takano [D-CA] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] |
| Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA] | Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA] | Rep. Ed Case [D-HI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-23 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. |
| 2021-02-04 | 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. |
| 2021-02-04 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB226 (Related) 2021-02-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/839/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr839/BILLS-117hr839ih.pdf |
