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Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019

Introduced: April 9, 2019 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 9, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 April 9, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Apr 9, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Apr 9, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1075: Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1075/
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"S. 1075: Defending United States Citizens and Diplomatic Staff from Political Prosecutions Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1075/.
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