3.0.0 230 2022-11-01T14:47:39Z 2022-11-01T14:47:39Z Senate S 2019-01-25 116 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2019-01-25T21:02:44Z 2019-01-25 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S681) IntroReferral 2019-01-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000779 Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] Ron Wyden D OR N M001176 Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] Jeff Merkley D OR 2019-01-25 True B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2019-10-17 False Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Bank accounts, deposits, capital Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Financial services and investments Foreign and international banking Income tax exclusion Interest, dividends, interest rates Middle East Oregon Saudi Arabia Securities U.S. and foreign investments Violent crime Visas and passports Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2019-01-25 Introduced in Senate 2022-01-26T23:45:17Z Preserving American Justice Act

This bill requires an investigation to determine whether the Saudi Arabian government helped any Saudi citizen or national leave the United States to escape criminal prosecution. It also establishes certain penalties for foreign governments that assist with such departures.

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate whether the Saudi Arabian government materially assisted or facilitated the departure of any Saudi citizen or national in order to escape criminal prosecution in the United States. Further, DOJ must submit a report to Congress and the Department of State if it determines the Saudi Arabian government committed such acts.

The bill generally prohibits the issuance of visas to certain Saudi nationals or citizens if DOJ determines that the Saudi Arabian government assisted any Saudi national or citizen in escaping criminal prosecution.

Additionally, DOJ must annually report on foreign nationals who leave the United States while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense that was committed in the United States.

DOJ must also maintain a list of countries that it determines have materially assisted or facilitated the departure of foreign nationals. Further, the bill makes foreign governments that are included on this list ineligible for the tax exclusion for certain income received from investments in the United States.

]]> Preserving American Justice Act Display Title Preserving American Justice Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Preserving American Justice Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require a report on foreign nationals who flee from the United States while awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, to establish a list of countries who have assisted or facilitated with such departures, to penalize parties connected to such departures, and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit the exclusion from gross income from certain investments made by foreign governments who are identified on such list. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2019-01-25T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s230is/xml/BILLS-116s230is.xml 2019-01-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S681) 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.