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Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020

Introduced: October 20, 2020 Introduced by: Schiff, Adam B. Democratic · California 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.
Oct 20, 2020
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Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020

This bill establishes measures to protect the human rights of journalists.

Specifically, the bill (1) expands the scope of required reports related to violations of the human rights of journalists, (2) requires the President to impose certain property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for gross violations of the human rights of journalists, and (3) prohibits certain foreign assistance to a governmental entity of a country if an official acting under authority of the entity has committed a gross violation of human rights against a journalist.

What's happening now October 20, 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.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 11
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Dec 31, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Dec 31, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 20, 2020
Deutch, Theodore
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 20, 2020
HASTINGS, ALCEE
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Oct 20, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Oct 20, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 20, 2020
Sires, Albio
· Oct 20, 2020
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 20, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8641: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8641/
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"H.R. 8641: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8641/.
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H.R. 8641, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8641/.
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