Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018

Summary

Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2017 This bill authorizes assistance to victims of the military's ethnic cleansing campaign targeting the Rohingya people in Rakhine State, Burma (Myanmar), as well as technical assistance to investigate and prosecute crimes related to ethnic cleansing in Rakhine State. The bill imposes restrictions on international financial institution assistance, security cooperation, and trade. It calls on the President to determine whether specified individuals should be included in the list of specially designated nationals and blocked persons maintained by the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control. The Departments of State and the Treasury and the U.S. Agency for International Development shall submit to Congress an assistance strategy to promote broad-based economic development in Burma.

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Timeline

1. 2 November 2017

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 2 November 2017

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 February 2018

   Reported

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

   Source: Committee

4. 12 February 2018

   Calendars

   Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.

   Source: Calendars

5. 12 February 2018

   Reported

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

6. 12 February 2018

   Reported

   Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Reported to Senate · 12 February 2018 · Official file
• Introduced in Senate · 2 November 2017 · Official file

Documents

5 official files

• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 12 February 2018

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 12 February 2018

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 November 2017

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 2 November 2017

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 2 November 2017

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Sponsors

• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD-3] · D · Sponsor
• Richard Durbin · D · Sponsor
• Todd Young · R · Sponsor
• Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
• Jeff Merkley · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
• Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Jeanne Shaheen · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Coons · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Collins · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] · D · Cosponsor
• Elizabeth Warren · D · Cosponsor
• Kirsten Gillibrand · D · Cosponsor
• Ron Wyden · D · Cosponsor
• Gary Peters · D · Cosponsor
• Maria Cantwell · D · Cosponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssfr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → BURMA Act of 2017
• related to ← Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018