Global Hostage Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Nov 5, 2019)
Global Hostage Act of 2019
This bill directs the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that knowingly participate in or are complicit in politically motivated harassment, abuse, arrest or imprisonment of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. The sanctions also apply to those that materially assist or support such actions and those that provide significant support to an individual or entity sanctioned under this bill.
What just happenedNov 5, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateNov 5, 2019
- Nov 5, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Nov 5, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate