Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021
Latest action · Sep 29, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2021
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021
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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 301 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed403–17 | Sep 28, 2021 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 26, 2021 to Sep 27, 2021; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| R-TX | Van Taylor | Original | Jul 26, 2021 |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Young Kim | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Aug 6, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Sep 27, 2021 |
Committees 4
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 Jul 26, 2021Markup Jul 29, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2021 |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jul 26, 2021 |
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 29, 2021 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 29, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Sep 28, 2021Ms. Wild moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 28, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5490-5492)
- Sep 28, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4686.
- Sep 28, 2021At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 28, 2021Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5495-5496)
- Sep 28, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 17 (Roll no. 301). (text: CR H5490-5491)
- Sep 28, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 29, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 29, 2021Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 26, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 26, 2021Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, 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 2
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 H5490–H5492Text printed H5490Recorded votes H5495enactLists H5496Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 4686, Cambodia Democracy Act | Steve Chabot R-OH, Susan Wild D-PA, Young Kim R-CA | Sep 28, 2021 |
| House | Notices H5461Estimated budget effects of H.R. 4686, Cambodia Democracy Act | John A. Yarmuth D-KY | Sep 27, 2021 |
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
- Sep 22, 2021H.R. 4686, Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on July 29, 2021
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 130, July 26, 2021, page H3908.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3052 | Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jul 21, 2022 |
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 2021
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021
- Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
- Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021
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.
- Sep 29, 2021Referred in Senate
- Sep 28, 2021Engrossed in House
- Jul 26, 2021Introduced 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.
