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Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6421| House 
| Updated: 3/31/2020
John R. Curtis

John R. Curtis

Republican Representative

Utah

Cosponsors (9)
Jim Banks (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Rob Bishop (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Chris Jacobs (Republican)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts.
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Timeline
Mar 31, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 5, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3600
Introduced in Senate
  • March 31, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • March 31, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • May 5, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3600
    Introduced in Senate

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7132: Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act
  • S 116-3600: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7733: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesInfectious and parasitic diseasesSanctionsVisas and passportsWar and emergency powersWorld health

Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-6421| House 
| Updated: 3/31/2020
Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020 This bill authorizes the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about a public health emergency of international concern, including COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Specifically, the President may impose sanctions on (1) a government official (or a senior associate of such an official) who is responsible for or complicit in deliberate acts to conceal or distort information about an international public health emergency, or who financially benefits from such acts; or (2) a foreign person or entity that has materially assisted or supported such acts.
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Timeline
Mar 31, 2020
Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
May 5, 2020

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 116-3600
Introduced in Senate
  • March 31, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • March 31, 2020
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.


  • May 5, 2020

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 116-3600
    Introduced in Senate
John R. Curtis

John R. Curtis

Republican Representative

Utah

Cosponsors (9)
Jim Banks (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Rob Bishop (Republican)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)Liz Cheney (Republican)Mike Gallagher (Republican)Chris Jacobs (Republican)Ted S. Yoho (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 116-7132: Never Again International Outbreak Prevention Act
  • S 116-3600: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
  • HR 116-7733: Li Wenliang Global Public Health Accountability Act of 2020
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadEmergency medical services and trauma careForeign propertyGovernment information and archivesInfectious and parasitic diseasesSanctionsVisas and passportsWar and emergency powersWorld health