Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 31, 2019 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.
- IntroducedJul 31, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019
This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to report to Congress about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and imposes related sanctions.
The report shall present evidence about whether any current or former government official of Saudi Arabia had advanced knowledge of the killing, ordered the killing, or was involved in tampering with related evidence.
It shall also list foreign persons that the ODNI has high confidence were responsible for Khashoggi's death, materially assisted in causing the death, or impeded any investigations into the death. The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security shall bar such foreign persons from entering the United States and revoke visas belonging to such persons.
The State Department shall report to Congress about the extent to which Saudi Arabia is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and about U.S. actions to address such violations. The report shall also describe the publication by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education of intolerant educational materials and U.S. actions to encourage an end to the production and use of such materials.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 31, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jul 31, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jul 31, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1790 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Dec 20, 2019 |
| HR 2037 | Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jul 16, 2019 |
| HR 2500 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | Related bill | Aug 11, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Detention of persons
- Europe
- Evidence and witnesses
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- Middle East
- News media and reporting
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Saudi Arabia
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Turkey
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
- Women's rights
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2019Introduced in Senate
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