S 1164 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Global Hostage Act of 2021

Summary

Global Hostage Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that knowingly participate in or are complicit in politically motivated harassment, abuse, arrest, or imprisonment of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. These sanctions shall also apply to those that materially assist or support such actions and those that provide significant support to an individual or entity sanctioned under this bill.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Apr 2021

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Introduced Apr 15, 2021 Last action Apr 15, 2021

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Apr 15, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

upper

Apr 15, 2021

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upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors