3.0.0 1687 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z 2023-01-11T13:23:18Z House H HR 2013-04-23 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN:H.R. 1687.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution[Page H2248]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-14T16:45:41Z Referred to 2013-04-23T16:04:45Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-07T17:37:27Z hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-07T17:31:50Z Referred to 2013-04-23T16:04:30Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing hswm04 Trade Subcommittee Referred to 2013-06-03T15:08:58Z Referred to 2013-04-23T16:04:40Z hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-04-23T16:04:35Z 2013-06-14 hsju01 Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Committee 2013-06-07 hsfa07 Western Hemisphere Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. Committee 2013-06-07 hsfa16 Africa Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Committee 2013-06-03 hswm04 Trade Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. Committee 2013-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 2013-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2013-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2013-04-23 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, 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 2013-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000435 Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27] ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN R FL 27 N S001165 Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] Albio Sires D NJ 8 2013-04-23 True International Affairs Bolivia Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Computer security and identity theft Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Due process and equal protection Economic theory Ecuador Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Firearms and explosives Foreign and international banking Foreign property Government information and archives Human rights International organizations and cooperation Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Latin America News media and reporting Nicaragua Organization of American States Political movements and philosophies Protest and dissent Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Technology transfer and commercialization Telephone and wireless communication Trade restrictions Venezuela Violent crime Visas and passports Western Hemisphere International Affairs 00 2013-04-23 Introduced in House 2013-05-23T14:40:12Z Countering ALBA Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of State to direct the U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to defend, protect, and strengthen the independent Inter-American Commission on Human Rights to advance the protection of human rights throughout the Western Hemisphere.

Directs the President to impose sanctions against certain listed officials of ALBA governments (Venezuela, Nicaragua, Bolivia, and Ecuador) or persons acting on behalf of ALBA governments who the President determines are responsible for, or complicit in, the commission of serious human rights abuses against citizens of ALBA countries or their family members on or after February 2, 1999. Includes among authorized sanctions ineligibility for a U.S. entry visa and sanctions pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Terminates such sanctions when the President determines and certifies to the congressional foreign relations committees that the ALBA governments have: (1) unconditionally released all political prisoners; (2) ceased violence, unlawful detention, torture, and abuse of its citizens; (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrests, and abuse of peaceful political activists, and prosecuted those responsible; and (4) made public commitments to, and are making demonstrable progress toward, establishing an independent judiciary and respecting the human rights and basic freedoms recognized in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

Directs the President to impose sanctions against listed individuals who transfer goods or provide services to ALBA countries that are likely to be used to commit serious human rights abuses.

Directs the President to impose sanctions against listed persons who engage in censorship or other related activities against citizens of ALBA countries.

Directs the Secretary of State to submit to the foreign relations committees a comprehensive strategy: (1) to assist the people of ALBA countries in promoting Internet freedom and access to information, and (2) to ensure that ALBA governments are democratic governments.

]]> Countering ALBA Act of 2013 Display Title Countering ALBA Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for or complicit in ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the commission of serious human rights abuses against citizens of ALBA countries, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Countering ALBA Act of 2013 Introduced in House 2013-04-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1687ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1687ih.xml 2013-06-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. 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.