Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021

Summary

Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2021 This bill establishes measures to protect the human rights of journalists. Specifically, the bill (1) expands the scope of required reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, (2) requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of journalists, and (3) prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental entity of a country if an official acting under authority of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights against a journalist.

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Timeline

1. 4 February 2021

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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2. 4 February 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 4 February 2021 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 February 2021

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
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Related records

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