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Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act

USA117th CongressHR-1464| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (20)
David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act This bill imposes visa-blocking sanctions on specified foreign persons determined to have played a role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and it requires the Department of State to report on incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment by Saudi Arabia against U.S. citizens and their family members. The bill also requires the State Department to make publicly available a report that describes whether and how a concurrence with Saudi Arabia for U.S. security assistance will avoid identifying the United States with governments that deny human rights and fundamental freedoms to their people.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2021
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.
Mar 25, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 25, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • March 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2021
    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.


  • March 25, 2021
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • March 25, 2021
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • April 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

International Affairs

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDue process and equal protectionEuropeFamily relationshipsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial procedure and administrationMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNews media and reportingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentReligionSanctionsSaudi ArabiaTrade restrictionsTurkeyViolent crimeVisas and passportsWomen's rights

Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act

USA117th CongressHR-1464| House 
| Updated: 4/28/2021
Saudi Arabia Accountability for Gross Violations of Human Rights Act This bill imposes visa-blocking sanctions on specified foreign persons determined to have played a role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, and it requires the Department of State to report on incidents of arbitrary detention, violence, and state-sanctioned harassment by Saudi Arabia against U.S. citizens and their family members. The bill also requires the State Department to make publicly available a report that describes whether and how a concurrence with Saudi Arabia for U.S. security assistance will avoid identifying the United States with governments that deny human rights and fundamental freedoms to their people.
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Timeline
Mar 1, 2021
Introduced in House
Mar 1, 2021
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.
Mar 25, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 25, 2021
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Apr 28, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
  • March 1, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • March 1, 2021
    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.


  • March 25, 2021
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • March 25, 2021
    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.


  • April 28, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Tom Malinowski

Tom Malinowski

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (20)
David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Ro Khanna (Democratic)Joaquin Castro (Democratic)Elaine G. Luria (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Brad Sherman (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Jamie Raskin (Democratic)Jim Costa (Democratic)Andy Kim (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)William R. Keating (Democratic)Colin Z. Allred (Democratic)Elissa Slotkin (Democratic)Lloyd Doggett (Democratic)Susan Wild (Democratic)

Foreign Affairs Committee, Judiciary Committee, Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement Subcommittee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaAssault and harassment offensesCongressional oversightCrime victimsCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationCriminal procedure and sentencingDepartment of StateDetention of personsDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDue process and equal protectionEuropeFamily relationshipsForeign aid and international reliefGovernment ethics and transparency, public corruptionGovernment information and archivesHuman rightsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationJudicial procedure and administrationMiddle EastMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsNews media and reportingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsProtest and dissentReligionSanctionsSaudi ArabiaTrade restrictionsTurkeyViolent crimeVisas and passportsWomen's rights