United States · Bill · S
S. 4992 (116th)
Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020
Introduced
9 December 2020
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Summary
Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020 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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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 December 2020
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 December 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 December 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4992
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