3.0.0 1574 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z 2023-01-11T13:37:06Z Senate S 2017-07-18 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-18T18:46:53Z 2017-07-18 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4057-4059) IntroReferral 2017-07-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR 2017-07-18 True C001075 Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] Bill Cassidy R LA 2017-07-18 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2017-07-18 True International Affairs Asia Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Detention of persons Foreign property Human rights Immigration status and procedures Protest and dissent Religion Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Trade restrictions Vietnam Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2017-07-18 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-29T14:12:30Z Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017

This bill requires 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.

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

Sanctions shall be terminated 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.

It is 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.

]]> Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017 Display Title Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1574is/xml/BILLS-115s1574is.xml 2017-07-18 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4057-4059) 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.