US SB2776 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 5 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-05 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that knowingly participate in or are complicit in politically motivated harassment, abuse, arrest or imprisonment of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. The sanctions also apply to those that materially assist or support such actions and those that provide significant support to an individual or entity sanctioned under this bill.
Title
Global Hostage Act of 2019
Sponsors
Sen. Tom Cotton [R-AR] | Sen. Ted Cruz [R-TX] | Sen. Josh Hawley [R-MO] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-11-05 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Human rights
International affairs
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Terrorism
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Foreign property
Human rights
International affairs
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Sanctions
Terrorism
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2776/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2776/BILLS-116s2776is.pdf |