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Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2009

Introduced: March 3, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Aug 19, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law.
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to House Foreign Affairs
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to House Judiciary
Mar 3, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 3, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2009 - Expresses the sense of Congress that the government of Saudi Arabia: (1) cooperate fully with the United States in the investigation of terror groups and individuals; (2) close permanently all organizations in Saudi Arabia that fund, train, encourage, or in any way aid terrorism anywhere in the world, and end funding for such organizations outside Saudi Arabia; and (3) block funding from private Saudi citizens and entities to Saudi-based or offshore terror organizations.

Directs the President to prohibit certain exports to Saudi Arabia and restrict travel of certain Saudi diplomats if the President cannot certify to the appropriate congressional committees that the government of Saudi Arabia: (1) is fully cooperating with the United States in investigating and preventing terrorist attacks; (2) has closed permanently all Saudi-based terror organizations; (3) has ended funding for any offshore terror organization; and (4) has exercised maximum efforts to block funding from private Saudi citizens and entities to offshore terror organizations. Allows the President to waive such sanctions for national security reasons.

Prohibits visa issuance to citizens of Saudi Arabia until the President certifies that Saudi Arabia does not discriminate in visa issuance based upon religion or heritage.

What's happening now August 19, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 3, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1288: Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1288/
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"H.R. 1288: Saudi Arabia Accountability Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1288/.
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