These include a ban on export of computer equipment, a ban on new investment in Sudan, a ban on flights to and from Sudan, a ban on promotion of U.S. tourism, and other minor restrictions. American foreign policy once stood firmly for human rights, but since the end of the Cold War this sense of purpose is being lost. American foreign policy appears to be increasingly dominated by auxiliary issues of trade and environmentalism. This legislation primarily focuses on withholding aid, rather than trade, to violators. All the trade-related restrictions are narrowly tailored to specifically combat persecution.
Big government is the greatest threat to human rights.
The bill is supported by a wide coalition, including the National Association of Evangelicals, the U.S. Catholic Bishops' Conference, the Family Research Council, the Christian Coalition, the Anti-Defamation League, the National Jewish Coalition and the International Campaign for Tibet.