Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 16, 2019 Received in the Senate and 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 11, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019
This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for acts to undermine democracy in Cambodia, including acts that constituted serious human rights violations.
The sanctions shall be directed at senior Cambodian government, military, or security forces officials responsible for such actions, as well as entities controlled or owned by such individuals.
The sanctions shall include blocking assets and restricting the entry of sanctioned individuals into the United States, and shall not apply to the importation of goods.
The President may waive the sanctions with respect to a person or entity if it is in the national interest of the United States. The President may suspend the sanctions if Cambodia makes meaningful progress toward ending government efforts to undermine democracy or committing human rights violations.
Cosponsors 11
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 11, 2019 to Jul 15, 2019; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Jan 11, 2019 |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jan 24, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jan 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Feb 7, 2019 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Apr 8, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | May 9, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Josh Harder | Jun 10, 2019 | |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Jul 15, 2019 |
Committees 3
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 Jan 11, 2019Markup Apr 9, 2019 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jan 11, 2019 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2019 | |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Jul 16, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Jul 15, 2019Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 15, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5802-5805)
- Jul 15, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 526.
- Jul 15, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5802-5803)
- Jul 15, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 9, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules.
- Apr 9, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 11, 2019Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 H5802–H5805Text printed H5802Notices H5823Estimated budget effects of H.R. 526, Cambodia Democracy Act | Eliot L. Engel D-NY, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Steve Chabot R-OH | Jul 15, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Apr 24, 2019H.R. 526, Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 9, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 6, January 11, 2019, page H520.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47311 | Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Sep 11, 2023 |
| R44037 | Cambodia: Background and U.S. Relations Archived | Report | Jul 7, 2020 |
| R46430 | Global Democracy and Human Rights Impacts of COVID-19: In Brief Archived | Report | Jun 26, 2020 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3081 | Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019 | Related bill | Dec 18, 2019 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Cambodia Democracy Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Cambodia
- Congressional oversight
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Foreign property
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2019Referred in Senate
- Jul 15, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 11, 2019Introduced in House
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.
