3.0.0 3545 2023-01-13T04:50:31Z 2023-01-13T04:50:31Z House H HR 2005-07-28 109 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2005-09-19T17:42:36Z Referred to 2005-07-28T14:04:00Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-07-28T14:04:05Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-07-28T14:03:50Z 2005-09-19 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. Committee 2005-07-28 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2005-07-28 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-07-28 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-28 Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 N D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2005-07-28 True S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2006-02-01 False International Affairs Alien property Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Arms control Arms sales Central Asia Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Congress Congress and foreign policy Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Democracy Dissenters Economic assistance Export controls Foreign Trade and International Finance Foreign leaders Freedom of the press Government Operations and Politics Government ethics Human rights Immigration Kyrgyzstan Military assistance Military bases Misconduct in office Nongovernmental organizations Opposition (Political science) Political parties Political persecution Political prisoners Political violence President and foreign policy Prosecution Public corruption Refugees Religion Religious liberty Relocation Repatriation Right of asylum Sanctions (International law) Torture Uzbekistan Visas International Affairs 00 2005-07-28 Introduced in House 2005-09-26T18:44:02Z Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of 2005 - Amends the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to prohibit assistance, with specified exceptions, to the government of Uzbekistan unless the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Uzbekistan: (1) is cooperating with an independent international inquiry into the Andijan violence, has ceased pressuring the government of Kyrgyzstan to return the refugees who fled the massacre, and is prosecuting responsible individuals; and (2) has accelerated democratic reforms and fulfilled its human rights obligations.

Prohibits visa issuance to any official of the government of Uzbekistan who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or participated in human rights abuses or corruption unless the Secretary of State certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the visa issuance is in U.S. national security interests.

Directs the President to: (1) freeze the financial assets and other economic resources in the United States of any official (or family member) of the government of Uzbekistan who is credibly alleged to have ordered, acquiesced to, or participated in human rights abuses, including the massacre in Andijan. (Permits lifting of such freeze if the President certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that the official or individual has been properly investigated and cleared of any wrongdoing.); (2) prohibit munitions or dual use exports to Uzbekistan unless the President certifies that the government of Uzbekistan has met the requirements of the first paragraph above; (3) expedite U.S. admission of any Uzbekistan national who is under threat of severe penalty as a result of participating in pro-democracy activities, including Uzbekistan citizens who have fled to Kyrgyzstan; and (4) transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan to move all U.S. military operations from Uzbekistan.

]]> Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of 2005 Display Title Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To limit assistance to the Government of Uzbekistan, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Uzbekistan Freedom Promotion Act of 2005 Introduced in House 2005-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3545ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3545ih.xml 2005-09-19 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.