US Congress Senate Bill 1777 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-1)
Status: Introduced on June 11 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Provides for sanctions against foreign persons responsible for conflict-related acts of sexual and gender-based violence. The President may impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign persons responsible for sexual and gender-based violence against individuals seeking human rights or attempting to expose illegal activity by government officials. Foreign government officials and their immediate family members who have been involved in significant corruption involving sexual or gender-based violence shall be ineligible to enter the United States. The bill also expands existing foreign-assistance-related reporting requirements to include information on conflict-related sexual and gender-based violence.

Accountability for Sexual and Gender-based Violence as a Tool in Conflict Act of 2019

Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-11	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

HB3212 (Related) 2019-06-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1777/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1777/BILLS-116s1777is.pdf