I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2311 
To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to certain foreign 
persons who have knowingly engaged in the wrongful persecution and 
imprisonment of political opponents in Pakistan, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 24, 2025 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina (for himself and Mr. PANETTA) introduced the 
following bill; which was 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 con-
cerned 
A BILL 
To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to 
certain foreign persons who have knowingly engaged in 
the wrongful persecution and imprisonment of political 
opponents in Pakistan, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Pakistan Democracy 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
It is the policy of the United States to support a 
democratic Pakistan, including free and fair elections, that 
is based upon civilian rule, restoration of judicial inde-
pendence, rule of law, human rights, and due process of 
law for all of the people of Pakistan. 
SEC. 3. DETERMINATION REGARDING GENERAL ASIM 
MUNIR. 
(a) SANCTIONS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State, 
acting in conjunction with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
shall impose sanctions on General Asim Munir, Chief of 
Army Staff of Pakistan, the Global Magnitsky Human 
Rights Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 10101 et seq.). 
(b) WAIVER.—The President may waive subsection 
(a) if the President certifies to the House Committee on 
Foreign Affairs, and the Senate Committee on Foreign 
Relations that— 
(1) military rule has ended in Pakistan and rule 
of law and civilian-led democracy has been restored; 
and 
(2) all wrongfully detained political detainees 
have been released from detention. 
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SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF SANCTIONS. 
(a) INADMISSIBILITY OF OFFICIALS AND INDIVID-
UALS INVOLVED IN THE WRONGFUL PERSECUTION AND 
IMPRISONMENT OF IMRAN KHAN.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
President shall identify key individuals who are 
knowingly engaged the wrongful persecution and im-
prisonment of political detainees in Pakistan includ-
ing but not limited to former Prime Minister Imran 
Khan or significantly undermined democracy and 
furthered military rule for the people of Pakistan in-
cluding— 
(A) such individuals who have served as a 
member of the Government or military of Paki-
stan; and 
(B) such individuals who are serving as an 
official in a leadership position working on be-
half of the Government or military of Pakistan, 
including law enforcement, intelligence, judicial, 
or local or municipal government. 
(2) INELIGIBILITY FOR VISAS, ADMISSION, OR 
PAROLE.— 
(A) VISAS, ADMISSION, OR PAROLE.—An 
alien with respect to which the President has 
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made an affirmative decision under paragraph 
(1) shall be— 
(i) inadmissible to the United States; 
(ii) ineligible to receive a visa or other 
documentation to enter the United States; 
and 
(iii) otherwise ineligible to be admitted 
or paroled into the United States or to re-
ceive any other benefit under the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
16 seq.). 
(B) CURRENT VISAS REVOKED.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—The visa or other 
entry documentation of any alien described 
in paragraph (1) is subject to revocation 
regardless of the issue date of the visa or 
other entry documentation. 
(ii) IMMEDIATE
EFFECT.—A revoca-
tion under subclause (I) shall, in accord-
ance with section 221(i) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1201(i)) take effect immediately, and can-
cel any other valid visa or entry docu-
mentation that is in the possession of the 
alien. 
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(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of State shall brief the appropriate committees of 
Congress with respect to— 
(A) any foreign person with respect to 
which the President has made an affirmative 
determination under paragraph (1); and 
(B) the specific facts that justify each such 
affirmative determination. 
(4) WAIVER.—The President may waive imposi-
tion of sanctions under this subsection on a case-by- 
case basis if the President determines and certifies 
to the appropriate committees of Congress that— 
(A) such waiver would serve national inter-
ests; or 
(B) the circumstances which caused the in-
dividual to be ineligible have sufficiently 
changed. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMISSION; ADMITTED; ALIEN.—The terms 
‘‘admission’’, ‘‘admitted’’, and ‘‘alien’’ have the 
meanings given such terms in section 101 of the Im-
migration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101). 
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(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
of the Senate. 
(3) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘‘foreign per-
son’’ means any individual that is not a United 
States person. 
(4) IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS.—The term 
‘‘immediate family members’’ has the meaning given 
the 
term 
‘‘immediate 
relatives’’ 
in 
section 
1151(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(2)(A)(i)). 
(5) KNOWINGLY.—The term ‘‘knowingly’’, with 
respect to conduct, a circumstance, or a result, 
means that a person has actual knowledge, or should 
have known, of the conduct, the circumstance, or the 
result. 
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(6) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
(A) a United States citizen or an alien law-
fully admitted for permanent residence to the 
United States; or 
(B) any person within the United States. 
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