Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

Summary

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts.

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Timeline

1. 31 March 2020

   Introduced

   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.

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2. 31 March 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 31 March 2020

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 31 March 2020 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 March 2020

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Sponsors

• John Curtis · R · Sponsor
• Liz Cheney · R · Sponsor
• Mike Gallagher · R · Sponsor
• Jim Banks · R · Sponsor
• Ted Yoho · R · Sponsor
• Rob Bishop · R · Sponsor
• Christopher Smith · R · Sponsor
• Ken Buck · R · Cosponsor
• Dan Crenshaw · R · Cosponsor
• Chris Jacobs · R · Cosponsor
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