US SB3705 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-31 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to protect individuals who face reprisals for defending human rights and democracy by enhancing the capacity of the United States Government to prevent, mitigate, and respond in such cases, and for other purposes.
Title
Human Rights Defenders Protection Act of 2024
Sponsors
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Christopher Murphy [D-CT] | Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA] | Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2024-01-31 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB7175 (Same As) 2024-01-31 - 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.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3705/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/s3705/BILLS-118s3705is.pdf |