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[D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-10-04 False 2018-03-07T21:55:02Z S. 2060, Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53640 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 12, 2018 International Affairs Asia Bangladesh Bank accounts, deposits, capital Burma Child safety and welfare Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Crime victims Crimes against children Crimes against women Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Economic development Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Electric power generation and transmission Energy efficiency and conservation Evidence and witnesses Farmland Foreign aid and international relief Foreign and international banking Foreign loans and debt Foreign property Government liability Historical and cultural resources Human rights International organizations and cooperation Land use and conservation Military assistance, sales, and agreements Military operations and strategy Mining Multilateral development programs News media and reporting North Korea Political movements and philosophies Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion Rule of law and government transparency Sanctions Sex offenses Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Terrorism Trade restrictions U.S. and foreign investments United Nations Violent crime Visas and passports War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity International Affairs 00 2017-11-02 Introduced in Senate 2019-01-03T18:15:29Z Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017

This bill authorizes assistance to victims of the military's ethnic cleansing campaign targeting the Rohingya people in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar), as well as technical assistance to investigate and prosecute crimes related to ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State.

The bill imposes restrictions on international financial institution assistance, security cooperation, and trade. It calls on the President to determine whether specified individuals should be included in the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.

The Departments of State and the Treasury and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall submit to Congress an assistance strategy to promote broad-based economic development in Burma.

]]> Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 Display Title Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 Short Titles as Introduced Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote democracy and human rights in Burma, and for other purposes. Reported to Senate 2018-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2060rs/xml/BILLS-115s2060rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s2060is/xml/BILLS-115s2060is.xml 2018-02-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307. 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.