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HR 4254 113th Congress House

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

Official title: To impose sanctions on individuals who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 14, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Apr 16, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
Mar 14, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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 14, 2014
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses.

Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements.

Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 1 Republican 1
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Jul 9, 2014
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Mar 26, 2014
Poe, Ted
· Mar 26, 2014
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 24, 2014
SANCHEZ, LORETTA
· Mar 14, 2014
WOLF, FRANK
· Mar 14, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4254: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4254/
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"H.R. 4254: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4254/.
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H.R. 4254, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-4254/.
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