Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012
Latest action · Jan 24, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedJan 24, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012 - Directs the President to submit, and update every 180 days and as new information becomes available, the following lists to Congress: (1) Syrian government officials or persons acting on behalf of that government who are responsible for or complicit in the commission of serious human rights abuses against Syrian citizens or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Syria; (2) persons who knowingly transfer or facilitate the transfer of goods or technologies (weapons, surveillance technology, or sensitive technology) that are likely to be used by Syria to commit human rights abuses against the Syrian people; and (3) persons who engage in censorship that prohibits, limits, or penalizes the legitimate exercise of freedom of expression by Syrian citizens.
Directs the President to impose specified property and finance-related sanctions on such listed persons and make them ineligible for U.S. entry.
Authorizes the President to waive the listing of a person or the imposition of sanctions if in the U.S. national security interest.
Prohibits the head of a federal agency from entering into or renewing a contract for the procurement of goods or services with a person (or a person owning or controlling such person) that exports sensitive technology to Syria. Authorizes the President to exempt certain products from such prohibition.
Defines "sensitive technology" as hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is used to: (1) restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Syria; or (2) disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict the speech of the Syrian people.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 24, 2012 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jan 24, 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 Jan 24, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2101 | Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Human Rights Act of 2012 | Related bill | Feb 13, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to impose sanctions with respect to human rights abuses committed against the people of Syria, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Syria Human Rights Accountability Act of 2012
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Chemical and biological weapons
- Congressional oversight
- Detention of persons
- Firearms and explosives
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Middle East
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear weapons
- Palestinians
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Protest and dissent
- Public contracts and procurement
- Sanctions
- Syria
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Terrorism
- Trade restrictions
- U.S. and foreign investments
- United Nations
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 24, 2012Introduced in Senate
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