HR 839 United States House · 117th Congress

Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021

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.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2021

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Introduced Feb 4, 2021 Last action Apr 23, 2021

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Apr 23, 2021

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Feb 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.

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Feb 4, 2021

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1 primary · 18 co-sponsors