H.R. 3342 · 115th Congress
Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
Law · 115-348 · Dec 21, 2018Key: what the circles and colors mean
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GallagherSponsor26 cosponsors · 11 D, 15 R
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Suozzi
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Kinzinger
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Lipinski
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Rosen
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Zeldin
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Bacon
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Ros-Lehtinen
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Sinema
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Gottheimer
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Meng4 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Jul 20, 2017
- House Passed Oct 25, 2017
- Senate Passed Oct 11, 2018
- House Changes resolved Dec 11, 2018
- President To the President Dec 13, 2018
- President Signed Dec 21, 2018
- Law Dec 21, 2018
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 21, 2018
Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
(Sec. 2) This bill states that it shall be U.S. policy to condemn the use of innocent civilians as human shields.
(Sec. 3) The President shall submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of:
- each foreign person that is a member of Hizballah or Hamas or is knowingly acting on behalf of Hizballah or Hamas and knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, and
- each foreign person or agency or instrumentality of a foreign state that knowingly and materially directs or supports any such act.
The President shall impose U.S.-based property-blocking and visa sanctions, including revocation of existing visas, against a listed person, entity, or instrumentality.
The President is urged to submit to Congress within one year, and annually thereafter, a list of each foreign person or entity that knowingly directs the use of civilians protected by the law of war to shield military objectives from attack, excluding those foreign persons included in the most recent mandatory sanctions list.
(Sec. 5) This bill shall cease to be effective on December 31, 2023.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
Also known as: Sanctioning Hizballah's Illicit Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
Latest action (Dec 21, 2018): Became Public Law No: 115-348.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 20, 2017
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- House Introduced Jul 20, 2017
- House Passed Oct 25, 2017
- Senate Passed Oct 11, 2018
- House Changes resolved Dec 11, 2018
- President To the President Dec 13, 2018
- President Signed Dec 21, 2018
- Law Dec 21, 2018
No recorded floor vote found.