US Congress Senate Bill 2644 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on October 17 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2019-10-21 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the President to impose sanctions related to Turkey. The President shall impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on specified officials of Turkey's government, such as the president and vice president of Turkey. The President shall also impose property-blocking sanctions on (1) Turkiye Halk Bankasi AS, a Turkish state-owned bank; (2) any foreign financial institution that knowingly facilitates transactions for Turkey's armed forces or defense industry relating to military operations in Syria; (3) any foreign person that knowingly sells to, provides support to, or conducts a transaction with Turkey's armed forces; (4) any foreign person that supplies goods or services that support petroleum production for use by Turkey's armed forces; and (5) any foreign person that sells or provides support that significantly facilitate Syrian energy production for use by Russia, Iran, Turkey, or Syria's government. The President shall also prohibit any U.S. person from (1) engaging in any transaction with such sanctioned persons, or (2) purchasing Turkey's sovereign debt. The President shall impose additional sanctions on Turkey based on Turkey's purchase of a surface-to-air defense system from Russia. No funds may be obligated or expended to transfer to Turkey's armed forces any U.S. defense articles, services, or technology. The President may terminate such sanctions and prohibitions upon certifying to Congress that Turkey and affiliated groups have met certain conditions, such as stopping their attacks on the Syrian Kurdish community and withdrawing from certain locations in Syria.

Countering Turkish Aggression Act of 2019

Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]	Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD]	Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]
Sen. Pat Toomey [R-PA]	Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE]	Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH]	Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH]
Sen. Mitt Romney [R-UT]	Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Kyrsten Sinema [I-AZ]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-10-21	Senate	Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 249.
2019-10-17	Senate	Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

HB4692 (Related) 2019-11-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2644/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2644/BILLS-116s2644pcs.pdf