Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
Latest action · Jan 19, 2016 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 19, 2016
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act
This bill requires 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.
The President may waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest.
Sanctions shall be terminated 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.
It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-Vietnam relationship cannot progress while the government of Vietnam's human rights record continues to deteriorate, and (2) the Secretary of State should designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern with respect to religious freedom.
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 19, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | Original | Jan 19, 2016 |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Jan 19, 2016 |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Original | Jan 19, 2016 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2016Introduced in Senate
- Jan 19, 2016Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Foreign property
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- International Affairs
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Sanctions
- Trade restrictions
- Vietnam
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 19, 2016Introduced in Senate
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