SAFEGUARD Act
USA116th CongressS-4712| Senate
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Robert Menendez
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Relations Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports Act of 2020 or the SAFEGUARD Act This bill establishes specified measures, such as the prohibition of arms sales to countries committing genocide or war crimes, to prevent the sale, export, or transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries for use in violation of international humanitarian law or internationally recognized human rights.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
International Affairs
Congressional oversightFirearms and explosivesForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLicensing and registrationsMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismTrade restrictionsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity
SAFEGUARD Act
USA116th CongressS-4712| Senate
| Updated: 9/24/2020
Safeguarding Human Rights in Arms Exports Act of 2020 or the SAFEGUARD Act This bill establishes specified measures, such as the prohibition of arms sales to countries committing genocide or war crimes, to prevent the sale, export, or transfer of defense articles and defense services to foreign countries for use in violation of international humanitarian law or internationally recognized human rights.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Robert Menendez
Democratic Senator
New Jersey
Cosponsors (4)
Foreign Relations Committee
International Affairs
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Congressional oversightFirearms and explosivesForeign aid and international reliefGovernment studies and investigationsHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationJudicial procedure and administrationLicensing and registrationsMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusTerrorismTrade restrictionsWar crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity