Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2985
115th Congress(2017-2018)
A bill to require a report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China.
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 4, 2018
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Jun 4, 2018
Latest Action
Jun 4, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2985
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Texas
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

This bill requires the Department of State to submit a report to Congress that: (1) identifies Chinese officials responsible for the imprisonment of political prisoners; and (2) determines whether such officials are designated under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and, if not, a justification for why not.

Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/04/2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
06/04/2018
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
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