US SB2447 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-19 - 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 19 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-01-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act This bill requires the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses. The President may waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest. Sanctions shall be terminated if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible. It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-Vietnam relationship cannot progress while the government of Vietnam's human rights record continues to deteriorate, and (2) the Secretary of State should designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern with respect to religious freedom.
Title
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
Sponsors
Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX] | Sen. John Boozman [R-AR] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2016-01-19 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Subjects
Asia
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Foreign property
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International affairs
Protest and dissent
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
Vietnam
Visas and passports
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Foreign property
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International affairs
Protest and dissent
Religion
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Trade restrictions
Vietnam
Visas and passports
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/2447/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s2447/BILLS-114s2447is.pdf |