H.R. 9064 · 117th Congress
Jamal Khashoggi Protection for Dissidents and Journalists Act of 2022
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Jamal Khashoggi Protection for Dissidents and Journalists Act of 2022
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 29, 2022
Jamal Khashoggi Protection for Dissidents and Journalists Act of 2022
This bill strips away sovereign immunity from a foreign state in certain legal proceedings where the plaintiff is seeking money damages for injuries or death caused by that foreign state's counter-dissident activities. (Generally, foreign states are immune from the jurisdiction of U.S. courts, including state courts, except in certain situations, such as when the foreign state has waived immunity.)
The bill also makes inadmissible into the United States a non-U.S. national (alien under federal law) who has engaged in certain serious and extraterritorial counter-dissident activities on behalf of a foreign government, including actions to harass or harm journalists or activists.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Jamal Khashoggi Protection for Dissidents and Journalists Act of 2022
Latest action (Nov 1, 2022): Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Policy area: Immigration · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 29, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.