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S 2649 113th Congress Senate International Affairs Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Egypt Human rights International organizations and cooperation Middle East

A bill to provide certain legal relief from politically motivated charges by the Government of Egypt.

Introduced: July 23, 2014 Introduced by: Graham, Lindsey Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jul 23, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jul 23, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that, for purposes of U.S. law and for activities undertaken within the jurisdiction of the United States, no verdict, order, warrant, or writ issued by the government of Egypt or any court, administrative tribunal, or other Egyptian authority relating to the legal charges, trial proceedings, and convictions issued by the Cairo Criminal Court on June 4, 2013, in Public Prosecution Case No. 1110 for the Year 2012 against 43 staff of five international nongovernmental organizations shall be considered a conviction, and no person named in such verdict, order, warrant, or writ shall be considered to have been charged, accused, found guilty, or convicted.

States that it is U.S. policy to recognize any related legal charges, trial proceedings, and convictions as being politically motivated and invalid.

What's happening now July 23, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Aug 1, 2014
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 28, 2014
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Jul 23, 2014
KIRK, MARK
· Jul 23, 2014
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jul 23, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2649: A bill to provide certain legal relief from politically motivated charges by the Government of Egypt.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2649/
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