3.0.0 3696 2023-01-11T13:40:54Z 2023-01-11T13:40:54Z Senate S 2018-11-29 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2018-11-29T21:59:38Z Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 115 2060 S 2018-02-12 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307. Related bill CRS BURMA Act of 2017 115 4223 HR 2017-11-02 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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. Related bill CRS 2018-11-29 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2018-11-29 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD N Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2018-11-29 True M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2018-11-29 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2018-11-29 True S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2018-11-29 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2018-11-29 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-11-29 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-11-29 True C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-11-29 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2018-11-29 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2018-11-29 True S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-11-29 True W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR 2018-11-29 True H001075 Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] Kamala Harris D CA D. 2018-11-29 True C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2018-11-29 True K000384 Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] Timothy Kaine D VA M. 2018-11-29 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2018-11-29 True International Affairs International Affairs 00 2018-11-29 Introduced in Senate 2019-03-19T16:14:52Z Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018

This bill addresses the humanitarian crisis in Burma (Myanmar) related to the displacement of the Rohingya people. Specifically, the bill authorizes humanitarian assistance and reconciliation programs in the region, establishes prohibitions on military and security assistance for Burma's armed forces, and places sanctions and visa or import restrictions on various Burmese officials and goods.

]]> Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 Display Title Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote democracy and human rights in Burma, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 Introduced in Senate 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s3696is/xml/BILLS-115s3696is.xml 2018-11-29 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. 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.