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Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

Introduced: March 31, 2020 Introduced by: Curtis, John R. Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
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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 31, 2020
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Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).

Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts.

What's happening now March 31, 2020

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.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 7132 Related bill Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act
  • HR 7733 Related bill Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
  • S 3600 Identical bill Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Republican 3
Jacobs, Chris
· Oct 20, 2020
Buck, Ken
· Apr 17, 2020
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Apr 17, 2020
 R
Banks, Jim
Indiana · Mar 31, 2020
Bishop, Rob
· Mar 31, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Mar 31, 2020
Gallagher, Mike
· Mar 31, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 31, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Mar 31, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6421: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6421/
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"H.R. 6421: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6421/.
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H.R. 6421, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6421/.
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