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SUSPEND Act Strongly and Unambiguously Sanctioning Proliferators Exploiting Nuclear Diplomacy Act of 2020 [S.4604]
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Establishes reporting and sanctions requirements related to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT). Specifically, the bill requires the Department of State to report on whether parties to the NPT are fulfilling their responsibility to pursue negotiations in good faith relating to cessation of the nuclear arms race and to nuclear disarmament. Further, it requires the President, on the basis of this report, to impose sanctions against certain parties that are not meeting this responsibility.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 09/16/2020
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Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020 [S.4559]
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Requires various actions in response to the influence of Russia's government in South and Central Asia and contains other related provisions. The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy for using U.S. diplomacy to counter such Russian influence. The bill imposes sanctions on various individuals and entities, including (1) Russian President Vladimir Putin or any person acting on his behalf, (2) any senior Russian government official involved in a program to provide bounties for killing members of the U.S. Armed Forces or certain North
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Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Blumenthal
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 09/10/2020
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Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act [HB-7818]
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To amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jim Banks
Introduced In House on 07/29/2020
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Sudan Democratic Transition, Accountability, and Fiscal Transparency Act of 2020 [HB-7682]
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Requires the Department of State to submit a strategy outlining U.S. support for a transition to civilian-led government in Sudan, and it authorizes certain measures to support and assist such a political transition. Specifically, the bill requires the State Department to submit a strategy that includes (1) an articulation of specific U.S. objectives for the political transition in Sudan and a plan to achieve such objectives; (2) an assessment of reforms necessary to promote human rights, essential freedoms, and accountability, as well as a description
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Committee Consideration And Mark-up Session Held. on 07/29/2020
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Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020 [HB-7733]
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Authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially
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Sponsored by: Sen. John Curtis
Introduced In House on 07/23/2020
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Civil Justice for Victims of COVID Act Civil Justice for Victims of China-Originated Viral Infections Diseases Act [S.4212]
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A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to strip foreign sovereign immunity of certain foreign states to secure justice for victims of novel coronavirus in the United States.
Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Committee On The Judiciary. Ordered To Be Reported Without Amendment Favorably. on 07/30/2020
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Defend COVID Research from Hackers Act [HB-7708]
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To authorize the imposition of sanctions on certain foreign persons that have threatened the national security, foreign policy, public health, or economic health or financial stability of the United States, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 07/21/2020
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STRATEGIC Act Strengthening Trade, Regional Alliances, Technology, and Economic and Geopolitical Initiatives concerning China Act [S.4272]
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Contains provisions addressing China and foreign relations generally. The provisions include directing the Department of State to establish a program to facilitate dialogues between U.S. regulatory and technical agencies and their counterparts in partner countries to promote U.S. regulatory standards; authorizing the State Department to help U.S. companies address China-related supply chain management issues, including by relocating production to other countries; directing the President to establish an interagency working group to strengthen U.S.
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dan Sullivan
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/22/2020
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Hong Kong Autonomy Act [HB-7440]
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Imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document. The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Referred To The Subcommittee On Trade. on 07/14/2020
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Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020 [HB-7361]
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Expands existing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in certain activities relating to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream energy pipelines. Current law generally imposes visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly took actions such as selling or leasing vessels that engaged in pipe laying related to the pipelines. Under this bill, the President shall also impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in other specified activities, such as (1)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Adam Kinzinger
Introduced In House on 06/25/2020
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National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 [S.4049]
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Authorizes FY2021 appropriations and sets forth policies for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, including military personnel strengths. It does not provide budget authority, which is provided in subsequent appropriations legislation. The bill authorizes appropriations to DOD for Procurement, including aircraft, weapons and tracked combat vehicles, shipbuilding and conversion, and missiles; Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation; Operation and Maintenance; Working Capital Funds; Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction; Drug
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Sponsored by: Sen. James Inhofe
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 08/07/2020
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A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the activities of Russian national Yevgeniy Prigozhin and his affiliated entities pose a threat to the national interest and national security of the United States. [SR-624]
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This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the activities of Yevgeniy Prigozhin, his affiliated entities, and the Wagner Group pose a threat to U.S. national security. The resolution calls on the President to work with Congress to develop a strategy to counter these threats.(Prigozhin is a Russian businessman accused of interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election and the 2018 U.S. midterm elections, and the Wagner Group is a private, Russian paramilitary organization.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/16/2020
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Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2020 [S.3952]
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Imposes sanctions on certain foreign individuals and entities involved in the theft of trade secrets belonging to a U.S. individual or entity. The President shall periodically report to Congress a list of foreign individuals and entities that have knowingly engaged in, knowingly benefited from, or assisted in the significant theft of U.S. trade secrets that materially contributed to a significant threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic health. The report shall also list the foreign persons who are chief executive officers and
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Sponsored by: Sen. Thom Tillis
Message On Senate Action Sent To The House. on 12/21/2020
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Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act [HB-7132]
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Establishes measures related to international accountability for outbreaks of novel viruses and diseases. The Department of State must establish lists of countries based on the procedures and standards each country has implemented to (1) identify outbreaks and monitor diseases, and (2) ensure that novel viruses and diseases are timely reported. The President must take specified action with respect to countries that are deemed capable of implementing such procedures and standards but have not done so. The President may also sanction government officials
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Sponsored by: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick
Introduced In House on 06/08/2020
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Protecting Europe’s Energy Security Clarification Act of 2020 [S.3897]
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Expands existing sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in certain activities relating to the construction of the Nord Stream 2 and TurkStream energy pipelines. Current law generally imposes visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that knowingly took actions such as selling or leasing vessels that engaged in pipe laying related to the pipelines. Under this bill, the President shall also impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in other specified activities, such as (1)
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Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 06/04/2020
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Hong Kong Autonomy Act [HB-7083]
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Imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document. The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly
Introduced In House on 06/01/2020
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Compensation for Americans Act of 2020 [HB-7007]
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Requires the Department of State to negotiate with China to secure compensation for China's distortion of information related to the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also contains other China-related provisions, such as those imposing sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities. As part of such negotiations, the President shall (1) freeze Chinese assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (2) suspend the required review of any proposed acquisition of a U.S. entity by a Chinese entity; (3) impose sanctions on Chinese
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann Wagner
Introduced In House on 05/22/2020
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Hong Kong Autonomy Act [S.3798]
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Imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document. The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The House. on 06/29/2020
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Hong Kong Autonomy Act [S.3798]
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Imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document. The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information
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Sponsored by: Sen. Martha McSally
Received In The House. on 06/29/2020
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Ending Medical Censorship and Cover Ups in China Act of 2020 [S.3802]
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Directs the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for various acts of censorship in China. Specifically, such sanctions shall apply to persons that engage in acts to (1) prohibit or limit the exercise of free expression and assembly in China, (2) penalize Chinese citizens for the public dissemination of accurate epidemiological information, or (3) limit access to media in China. The President shall periodically update the list of sanctioned persons, which shall be publicly available.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ted Cruz
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/21/2020