S 1075
116th Congress
Senate
International Affairs
Asia
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
Foreign property
Sanctions
Turkey
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers
Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019
Introduced: April 9, 2019
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 9, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019
This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any senior government official of Turkey who the President determines is responsible for the wrongful and prolonged detention of any U.S. citizens in Turkey or locally employed staff of U.S. diplomatic missions. The President may waive the application of sanctions for national security purposes.
The President shall periodically report to Congress on the status of any such wrongfully detained persons and on the persons sanctioned under this bill.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Committees of jurisdiction
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