MBS MBS Act
Latest action · May 18, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
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.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
MBS Must Be Sanctioned Act or MBS MBS Act
This bill requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions against the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, until specified actions are taken with respect to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and other grave human rights violations.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2021 to Mar 23, 2021.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 8, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Mar 17, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Mar 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 18, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2021Referred 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Europe
- Foreign property
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Human rights
- International Affairs
- Middle East
- News media and reporting
- Protest and dissent
- Sanctions
- Saudi Arabia
- Turkey
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 2, 2021Introduced in House
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