S. 226 · 117th Congress · Senate

Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced
Feb 4, 21
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021

This bill establishes measures to protect the human rights of journalists.

Specifically, the bill (1) expands the scope of required reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, (2) requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of journalists, and (3) prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental entity of a country if an official acting under authority of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights against a journalist.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 04, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 04, 2021IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Feb 4, 2021

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