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S. 3119 117th Congress Senate

CRUCIAL Act of 2021

Official title: A bill to require the President to certify to Congress that a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is not participating in quadrilateral cooperation b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the President to certify to Congress that a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is not participating in quadrilateral cooperation between Australia, India, Japan, and the United States on security matters that are critical to United States strategic interests before imposing sanctions under section 231 of the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act with respect to a transaction of that member.

Introduced: November 16, 2021 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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IndiaIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational organizations and cooperationJapanMilitary operations and strategyOceaniaPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRussiaSanctions
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Oct 28, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Oct 28, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 28, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Circumspectly Reducing Unintended Consequences Impairing Alliances and Leadership Act of 2021 or the CRUCIAL Act of 2021

This bill establishes requirements relating to the President's ability to impose sanctions on individuals or entities that engage in a significant transaction with the defense or intelligence sectors of Russia's government if the transaction involves a member of the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue. (The dialogue is a coalition comprised of the governments of the United States, Japan, India, and Australia.)

Specifically, before imposing such sanctions for a transaction involving a member of the dialogue, the President must certify to Congress that the government in question is not participating in the dialogue on security matters that are critical to U.S. strategic interests.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6033 Identical bill CRUCIAL Act of 2021
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 Cosponsors 3
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Nov 16, 2021
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Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Oct 28, 2021
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Oct 28, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3119: CRUCIAL Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3119/
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"S. 3119: CRUCIAL Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3119/.
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S. 3119, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-3119/.
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