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A bill to prohibit military aid to Saudi Arabia until the Secretary of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free.

Introduced: October 11, 2018 Introduced by: Paul, Rand Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits U.S. military aid or assistance to Saudi Arabia until the Department of State certifies to Congress that journalist Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free and subsequent legislation is enacted authorizing the resumption of such aid and assistance.

What's happening now October 11, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3590: A bill to prohibit military aid to Saudi Arabia until the Secretary of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3590/
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"S. 3590: A bill to prohibit military aid to Saudi Arabia until the Secretary of State determines that Jamal Khashoggi is alive and free.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3590/.
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S. 3590, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3590/.
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