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
Introduction
Feb 2021
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Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 4, 2021
Last action Feb 4, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Feb 4, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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