Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2012
Latest action · May 7, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
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.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan and promote a comprehensive peace and democratic reform strategy. Requires the strategy to include an interagency framework to plan, coordinate, and review the diplomatic, economic, intelligence, and military actions and capabilities of U.S. policy regarding Sudan.
Directs the President to impose specified visa, development assistance, security assistance, property, credit, financial assistance, export, cultural, or scientific sanctions on any person or government that: (1) supported or assisted Sudan in the commission of serious human rights violations in Sudan, including by selling, leasing, or otherwise transferring military equipment to Sudan or providing property, goods, technology, services, or other support in the amount of $500,000 or more that directly and significantly contributes to Sudan committing or assisting in the commission of serious human rights violations; (2) is interfering or has interfered with the delivery of humanitarian aid to Sudan; (3) is impeding the peace process or threatening the stability of any part of Sudan or the region; or (4) failed to execute an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against any Sudanese official if such person or government had the jurisdictional authority to execute the warrant and failed to make the arrest without reasonable justification.
Prohibits the imposition of sanctions or other prohibitions on any government or person that is: (1) acting on behalf of the government of South Sudan in connection with the shipment or payment for oil from South Sudan or the advancement of peace between Sudan and South Sudan, or (2) providing humanitarian aid to Sudan.
Amends: (1) the Comprehensive Peace in Sudan Act of 2004 to make its asset and visa sanctions applicable to Sudan, and (2) the Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006 to impose such sanctions on Janjaweed commanders and coordinators threatening peace and stability in Sudan.
Terminates sanctions upon certification by the President that specified conditions have been met.
Cosponsors 100
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 8, 2012 to Sep 21, 2012, with 6 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 8, 2012 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Mar 8, 2012 |
| R-VA | Frank R. Wolf | Original | Mar 8, 2012 |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Original | Mar 8, 2012 |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Original | Mar 8, 2012 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 8, 2012 |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Mar 9, 2012 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 13, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Mar 16, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Mar 16, 2012 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Mar 16, 2012 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Mar 16, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Al Green | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Jared Polis | Mar 19, 2012 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
- Apr 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
- Apr 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
- Mar 14, 2012Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-473.
- Mar 8, 2012Introduced in House
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Accounting and auditing
- Africa
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Aviation and airports
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Ethiopia
- Europe
- European Union
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international banking
- Foreign loans and debt
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International law and treaties
- International organizations and cooperation
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military operations and strategy
- Oil and gas
- Political movements and philosophies
- Public contracts and procurement
- Qatar
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Russia
- Sanctions
- South Sudan
- Sudan
- Trade restrictions
- Turkey
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
- War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 8, 2012Introduced in House
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