S. 1574 · 115th Congress
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017
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This bill requires the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined…
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 18, 2017
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017
This bill requires the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses.
The President may waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest.
Sanctions shall be terminated if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.
It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-Vietnam relationship cannot progress while the government of Vietnam's human rights record continues to deteriorate, and (2) the Secretary of State should designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern with respect to religious freedom.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017
Latest action (Jul 18, 2017): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4057-4059)
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 18, 2017
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No recorded floor vote found.