Senate
Apr 15, 2021Global Hostage Act of 2021
Summary
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Global Hostage Act of 2021 This bill directs the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that knowingly participate in or are complicit in politically motivated harassment, abuse, arrest, or imprisonment of a U.S. citizen or permanent resident. These sanctions shall also apply to those that materially assist or support such actions and those that provide significant support to an individual or entity sanctioned under this bill.
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Bill has been introduced and assigned a number
Introduced(4/15/21)
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Passed
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Passed
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President
Law
Sponsor
TC
Mr. Cotton
Senate (R) Arkansas
Cosponsors (3)
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Latest Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Apr 15, 2021