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ESCAPE of Saudi Nationals Act

USA116th CongressS-231| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2019
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Examining Saudi Consular Activities Promoting Extraction Act or the ESCAPE of Saudi Nationals Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on instances where Saudi Arabian diplomats or affiliated individuals may have helped Saudi nationals leave the United States to escape criminal prosecution. The bill also prohibits a foreign country's diplomatic mission from owning real property in the United States if the State Department determines that such mission helped one of its nationals leave the United States to evade prosecution for a crime.
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Timeline
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • January 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

Assault and harassment offensesCaliforniaCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign propertyFraud offenses and financial crimesMiddle EastOregonSaudi ArabiaViolent crimeVisas and passports

ESCAPE of Saudi Nationals Act

USA116th CongressS-231| Senate 
| Updated: 1/25/2019
Examining Saudi Consular Activities Promoting Extraction Act or the ESCAPE of Saudi Nationals Act This bill directs the Department of State to report to Congress on instances where Saudi Arabian diplomats or affiliated individuals may have helped Saudi nationals leave the United States to escape criminal prosecution. The bill also prohibits a foreign country's diplomatic mission from owning real property in the United States if the State Department determines that such mission helped one of its nationals leave the United States to evade prosecution for a crime.
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Timeline
Jan 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jan 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • January 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • January 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Jeff Merkley

Jeff Merkley

Democratic Senator

Oregon

Cosponsors (1)
Ron Wyden (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCaliforniaCongressional oversightCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign propertyFraud offenses and financial crimesMiddle EastOregonSaudi ArabiaViolent crimeVisas and passports