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; 6 are original cosponsors, there from 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 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Mar 19, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Ann Marie Buerkle | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Mar 22, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Mar 26, 2012 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 26, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Mar 26, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Tierney | Mar 27, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| R-NY | Robert L. Turner | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Tim Huelskamp | Mar 28, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Mar 29, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 30, 2012 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 30, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Daniel E. Lungren | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Laura Richardson | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lois Capps | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Mark S. Critz | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Maxine Waters | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Apr 16, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Janice Hahn | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | Apr 17, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Apr 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 24, 2012 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Apr 26, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-CT | James A. Himes | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | May 7, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | May 8, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | May 9, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Mike McIntyre | May 9, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Tom Marino | May 10, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 30, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Tim Murphy | May 30, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 5, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jun 6, 2012 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Jun 19, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jun 29, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 11, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Jul 17, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| R-PA | Joseph R. Pitts | Jul 19, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-CT | John B. Larson | Jul 26, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Aug 1, 2012 | |
| D-MA | Niki Tsongas | Sep 11, 2012 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Sep 21, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 21, 2012 |
Committees 5
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2012 |
| Africa Subcommittee | Referred May 7, 2012 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2012 |
| Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2012 | |
| Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions Subcommittee | Referred Apr 26, 2012 | |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2012 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2012 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Hearings Mar 14, 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 International Monetary Policy and Trade.
- Apr 26, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit.
- Mar 14, 2012Committee on Foreign Relations. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-473.
- Mar 8, 2012Introduced in House
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1898 | Barbara Lee D-CA | Apr 17, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1375 | Al Green D-TX | Mar 19, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1212 | James P. McGovern D-MA | Mar 7, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1305.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42774 | Sudan and South Sudan: Current Issues for Congress and U.S. Policy Archived | Report | Oct 5, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the development of a comprehensive strategy to end serious human rights violations in Sudan, to create incentives for governments and persons to end support of and assistance to the Government of Sudan, to reinvigorate genuinely comprehensive peace efforts in Sudan, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sudan Peace, Security, and Accountability Act of 2012
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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