Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

Bill: 112-hr-156
Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2011-01-05 in the House
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia
Bank accounts, deposits, capital
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
Immigration status and procedures
International law and treaties
Protest and dissent
Sanctions
Vietnam
Visas and passports

Summary:
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: 
Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs 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.
 
Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements. 
 
Terminates sanctions 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.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2011-03-23
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights.
action_date: 2011-03-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
action_date: 2011-01-24
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
action_date: 2011-01-14
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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 concerned.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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 concerned.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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 concerned.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Financial Services, 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 concerned.
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2011-01-05
text: Introduced in House