Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 23, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021
This bill establishes measures to protect the human rights of journalists.
Specifically, the bill (1) expands the scope of required reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, (2) requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of journalists, and (3) prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental entity of a country if an official acting under authority of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights against a journalist.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2021 to Feb 23, 2021; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Mark Takano | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-FL | Val Butler Demings | Original | Feb 4, 2021 |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Feb 23, 2021 |
Committees 2
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 Feb 4, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2021 |
| Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
- Feb 4, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 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.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 21, February 4, 2021, page H388.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47344 | U.S. Sanctions: Legislation in the 117th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 20, 2022 |
| R45199 | Violence Against Journalists in Mexico: In Brief Archived | Report | Mar 22, 2022 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 226 | Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 4, 2021 |
| HR 8641 | Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020 | Reintroduction of | Oct 20, 2020 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To protect journalists and other members of the press from gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Assault and harassment offenses
- Books and print media
- Congressional oversight
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign property
- Government information and archives
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- News media and reporting
- Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
- Sanctions
- Violent crime
- Visas and passports
- War and emergency powers
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 4, 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.
