Bill113th Congress

S. 929

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

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Introduced
May 9, 2013
Origin Chamber
Senate
Policy Area
International Affairs
Latest Action
May 9, 2013

Sponsor

Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]

Republican·TX
Bioguide ID: C001056
First Name: John
Last Name: Cornyn
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Bill Details

Update Date
Jan 11, 2023
Origin Chamber
Senate
Bill Type
S
Bill Number
929
Congress
113
Introduced Date
May 9, 2013
Policy Area
International Affairs
Is Law
No
May 9, 2013IntroReferral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3341-3342)

Source: Senate

May 9, 2013IntroReferral10000

Introduced in Senate

Source: Library of Congress

Introduced in Senate· May 9, 20130

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses.

Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest.

Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-Vietnam relationship cannot progress while the government of Vietnam's human rights record continues to deteriorate, and (2) the Secretary of State should designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern with respect to religious freedom.

Foreign Relations Committee

Senate· Standing
AsiaBank accounts, deposits, capitalCongressional oversightForeign propertyHuman rightsImmigration status and proceduresInternational law and treatiesProtest and dissentReligionRule of law and government transparencySanctionsVietnamVisas and passports

Introduced in Senate

May 9, 2013

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act — Informed