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S. 1987 (117th)

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2021

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Introduced

9 June 2021

Last action

9 June 2021 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Sponsors

Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL], Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK], Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

14 January 2025

Healthcare

Summary

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2021 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. 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. 9 June 2021

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 June 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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