Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act
Summary
Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act This bill requires the President to impose certain sanctions on foreign governments that have engaged in genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. Upon determining that the government of a foreign country has committed such crimes, the President must sanction the country by prohibiting (1) any U.S. security assistance; and (2) arms sales, including the sale, transfer, delivery, and export licensing of defense articles and defense services. Additionally, the bill prohibits federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from participating in any exchange with the police, military, or security forces of the sanctioned country. The bill establishes the U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights to review violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law and to make policy recommendations with respect to the imposition and termination of sanctions specified in the bill.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 8, 2023
Last action Jun 7, 2023
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
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Committee
3
Jun 7, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on the National Intelligence Enterprise.
lower
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
lower
Mar 8, 2023
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
Mar 8, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ilhan Omar
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
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