Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

3.0.0 284 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z Senate S 2015-01-28 114 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2016-05-18T13:41:12Z Referred to 2016-04-18T19:58:24Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-04-18T19:58:25Z ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2015-07-29T22:19:09Z Markup by 2015-07-29T14:00:00Z Referred to 2015-01-28T19:01:42Z Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 114 624 HR 2015-03-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security. Related bill CRS National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 114 2943 S 2016-12-23 Became Public Law No: 114-328. Related bill CRS 2016-05-18 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2016-05-18 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2016-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 2016-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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-A 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-18 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on 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 2015-12-18 15:31:19 Held at the desk. Floor H15000 2 House floor actions 2015-12-18 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2015-12-18 10:00:06 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2015-12-17 Senate Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2015-12-17 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-17 Senate The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8836) Floor 2015-12-17 Senate Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8835-8836; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S8835-8836) Floor 2015-07-29 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 174. Calendars 2015-07-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment. Without written report. Committee 2015-07-29 Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee 2015-07-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably. Committee 2015-01-28 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2015-01-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY 2015-01-28 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2015-01-28 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2015-01-28 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2015-01-28 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2015-01-28 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2015-01-28 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2015-01-28 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2015-01-28 True C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2015-02-25 False C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2015-07-23 False 2015-09-02T15:40:00Z S. 284, Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50790 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 29, 2015 2016-06-02T18:55:38Z S. 284, Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51647 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 18, 2016 International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Bank accounts, deposits, capital Congressional oversight Department of the Treasury Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights Sanctions United Nations Visas and passports War and emergency powers International Affairs

00 2015-01-28 Introduced in Senate 2015-09-03T14:22:55Z Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

Authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who:

is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms;
acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities;
is a government official responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or
has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities.

Prescribes related penalties.

Authorizes the President, with regard to such sanctions, to:

waive their application, with prior congressional notification, if in U.S. national security interests; and
terminate them under specified conditions.

States that sanctions shall not apply as necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters or other applicable international obligations of the United States.

Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition.

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01 2015-07-29 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2016-01-04T20:19:43Z Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

(Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who:

is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms;
acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities;
is a government official responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or
has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities.

The President is also authorized, with regard to such sanctions, to:

waive their application, with prior congressional notification, if in U.S. national security interests; and
terminate them under specified conditions.

Sanctions shall not apply as necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters or other applicable international obligations of the United States.

The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor may submit to the Department of State the names of foreign persons who may meet the sanctions criteria.

(Sec. 4) The President shall report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition.

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35 2015-12-17 Passed Senate amended 2016-01-04T20:21:52Z Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act

(Sec. 3) This bill authorizes the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against any foreign person (or entity) who:

is responsible for extrajudicial killings, torture, or other gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in any foreign country seeking to expose illegal activity carried out by government officials, or to obtain, exercise, or promote human rights and freedoms;
acted as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in such activities;
is a government official or senior associate of such official responsible for, or complicit in, ordering or otherwise directing acts of significant corruption, including the expropriation of private or public assets for personal gain, corruption related to government contracts or the extraction of natural resources, bribery, or the facilitation or transfer of the proceeds of corruption to foreign jurisdictions; or
has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities.

The authority to block and prohibit transactions in property and property interests shall not include the authority to impose sanctions on the importation of goods (any article, natural or man made substance, material, supply or manufactured product, including inspection and test equipment, excluding technical data).

The President shall, after receiving a request from the chairperson and ranking member of one of the appropriate congressional committees with respect to whether a foreign person has engaged in a prohibited activity:

determine if the person has engaged in such an activity; and
report to the chairperson and ranking member whether or not the President imposed or intends to impose specified sanctions against the person.

Sanctions shall not apply to an individual as necessary for law enforcement purposes, or to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters or other applicable international obligations of the United States.

The President may terminate sanctions under specified conditions.

The Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor may submit to the Department of State the names of foreign persons who may meet the sanctions criteria.

(Sec. 4) The President shall report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition.

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Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Display Title Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act Short Titles as Reported to Senate Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act S Senate 2937 114 SAMDT In the nature of a substitute. 2020-12-15T19:05:27Z 2015-12-17 Amendment SA 2937 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. SA 2937 https://www.congress.gov/amendment/114th-congress/senate-amendment/2937 C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Senate 114 S Senate S 284 Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act 2023-01-11T13:28:48Z 6 2015-12-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2937 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 2015-12-17 0 Senate Amendment SA 2937 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cardin. (consideration: CR S8836) In the nature of a substitute. Floor 2015-12-17 Senate amendment agreed to: Amendment SA 2937 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. Floor 94000 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-17 Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 2937 proposed by Senator McConnell for Senator Cardin.(consideration: CR S8836) Floor 93000 9 Library of Congress 2015-12-17 Senate amendment submitted Floor 91000 9 Library of Congress Referred in House 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s284rfh/xml/BILLS-114s284rfh.xml Engrossed in Senate 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s284es/xml/BILLS-114s284es.xml Reported to Senate 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s284rs/xml/BILLS-114s284rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s284is/xml/BILLS-114s284is.xml 2016-05-18 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. 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.