HR 4718 United States House · 117th Congress

Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

Summary
Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act This bill imposes certain sanctions on countries that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law. Specifically, the bill prohibits the provision of security assistance to, the sale or commercial export of arms to, or the exchange of law enforcement with a foreign country that has committed genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. The bill also establishes the U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights to review such violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law and to make policy recommendations with respect to the imposition of sanctions for such violations.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2021
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Introduced Jul 27, 2021 Last action Aug 4, 2021
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Aug 4, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
lower
Jul 28, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
lower
Jul 27, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, 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.
lower
Jul 27, 2021
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1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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