S 5404 119th Congress Senate

Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026

Official title: A bill to impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 2026 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov

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Sep 16, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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Blackburn, Marsha

Tennessee · Sep 24, 2026

Merkley, Jeff

Oregon · Sep 16, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5404: Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5404/

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"S. 5404: Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-5404/.

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