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Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

Introduced: July 27, 2021 Introduced by: Omar, Ilhan Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jul 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Jul 27, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 27, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), and Homeland Security, 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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Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

This bill imposes certain sanctions on countries that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the provision of security assistance to, the sale or commercial export of arms to, or the exchange of law enforcement with a foreign country that has committed genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes.

The bill also establishes the U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights to review such violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law and to make policy recommendations with respect to the imposition of sanctions for such violations.

What's happening now August 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Aug 13, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 27, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4718: Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4718/
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"H.R. 4718: Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4718/.
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H.R. 4718, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4718/.
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