Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Latest action · Jul 23, 2012 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2011
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of State to publish and update a list of each person the Secretary has reason to believe: (1) is responsible for, or benefitted financially from, the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, participated in related liability concealment efforts, or was involved in the criminal conspiracy uncovered by Sergei Magnitsky; or (2) is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other human rights violations committed against individuals seeking to promote human rights or to expose illegal activity carried out by officials of the government of the Russian Federation.
Makes an alien on such list ineligible to enter or be admitted to the United States. Revokes any visa issued for such person.
Authorizes the Secretary to waive such prohibition if in the U.S. national security interest or if necessary for compliance with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States of America regarding the Headquarters of the United Nations. Requires congressional notification of any such waiver.
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to freeze and prohibit U.S. property transactions of an individual who is on the list if such property and property interests are in the United States, come within the United States, or are in or come within the control of a U.S. person or entity. Authorizes the Secretary to waive such actions if in the U.S. national security interest. Requires congressional notification of any such waiver.
Directs the Secretary and the Secretary of the Treasury to report annually to Congress regarding actions taken pursuant to this Act.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2011 to Jul 18, 2012; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-IL | Mark Kirk | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-NE | Mike Johanns | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | May 19, 2011 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | May 23, 2011 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | May 23, 2011 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | May 26, 2011 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jun 16, 2011 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 20, 2011 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Aug 2, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Aug 2, 2011 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Sep 15, 2011 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Nov 7, 2011 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Nov 9, 2011 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Nov 10, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Nov 10, 2011 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jan 23, 2012 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Feb 6, 2012 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Feb 13, 2012 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| R-UT | Mike Lee | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 21, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Apr 18, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | May 7, 2012 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | May 24, 2012 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jun 12, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Jul 18, 2012 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 18, 2012 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 19, 2011Markup Jun 26, 2012Reported Jul 23, 2012 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2012Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Kerry with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 112-191.
- Jul 23, 2012Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 469.
- Jun 26, 2012Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 19, 2011Introduced in Senate
- May 19, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3179-3181)
In the Congressional Record 4
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5187 | Roger F. Wicker R-MS | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S806–S810 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Jeanne Shaheen D-NH, Roger F. Wicker R-MS | Feb 16, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7180 | Roger F. Wicker R-MS | Nov 8, 2011 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3179–S3181Text printed S3181 | Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD (text) | May 19, 2011 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 5, 2012S. 1039, Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 26, 2012
Printed hearings 3
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 112-599 | NATIONAL SECURITY AND FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES IN THE FY 2013 INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS BUDGET154 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Feb 28, 2012 |
| S. Hrg. 112-367 | THE STATE OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN RUSSIA: U.S. POLICY OPTIONS59 pages | Foreign Relations Committee | Dec 14, 2011 |
| Serial No. 112-48 | EUROPEAN AND EURASIAN ENERGY: DEVELOPING CAPABILITIES FOR SECURITY AND PROSPERITY84 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Jun 2, 2011 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3406 | Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 | Related bill | Sep 20, 2012 |
| HR 4405 | Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012 | Related bill | Jun 7, 2012 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose sanctions on persons responsible for the detention, abuse, or death of Sergei Magnitsky, for the conspiracy to defraud the Russian Federation of taxes on corporate profits through fraudulent transactions and lawsuits against Hermitage, and for other gross violations of human rights in the Russian Federation, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Congressional oversight
- Department of the Treasury
- Detention of persons
- Evidence and witnesses
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 23, 2012Reported to Senate
- May 19, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
