Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
Bill journey · stage 2 of 5
Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (May 5, 2020)
Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts.
What just happenedMay 5, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMay 5, 2020
- May 5, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - May 5, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate