Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Dec 9, 2020)
Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020
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.
What just happenedDec 9, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateDec 9, 2020
- Dec 9, 2020IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Foreign Relations Committee - Dec 9, 2020IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate