United States · Bill · S
S. 1987 (117th)
Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2021
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
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
9 June 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
9 June 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 9 June 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssfr00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act
- related to ← Hold CCP Accountable Act of 2022
- related to ← Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1987
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1987
- us · 117-s-1987 · source updated 14 January 2025