Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
Latest action · Nov 18, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2010
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses.
Authorizes the President to waive sanctions: (1) to comply with international agreements; and (2) if in the U.S. national interest.
Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 18, 2010.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Nov 18, 2010 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Nov 18, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 19, 2010 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2010Introduced in Senate
- Nov 18, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 6433 | Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act | Identical bill | Dec 20, 2010 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- Protest and dissent
- Sanctions
- Vietnam
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 18, 2010Introduced in Senate
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