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Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020

Introduced: December 9, 2020 Introduced by: Klobuchar, Amy Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Dec 9, 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 December 9, 2020

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 8641 Related bill Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4992: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4992/
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"S. 4992: Jamal Khashoggi Press Freedom Accountability Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4992/.
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S. 4992, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-4992/.
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