Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3052
Sponsor: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-10-21 in the Senate
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Alliances
Asia
Aviation and airports
Cambodia
China
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Detention of persons
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Foreign aid and international relief
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Human rights
International organizations and cooperation
Military facilities and property
News media and reporting
Political parties and affiliation
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Protest and dissent
Rule of law and government transparency
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
U.S. and foreign investments
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

Summary:
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: 

Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2021 

 
This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., entities and individuals) responsible for acts to undermine democracy in Cambodia, including acts that constitute serious human rights violations.
 
The sanctions shall be directed at foreign persons, including senior Cambodian government, military, and security forces officials, responsible for such actions, as well as entities controlled or owned by such persons.
 
The sanctions shall include blocking the assets of sanctioned persons and restricting the entry of sanctioned individuals into the United States, and shall not apply to the importation of goods.
 
The President may waive the sanctions with respect to a person if it is in the national interest of the United States. The President may suspend the sanctions if Cambodia makes meaningful progress toward ending government efforts to undermine democracy, ending human rights violations, and meeting other specified conditions. 
 
The President must report to Congress on the presence of China's military in Cambodia, including the involvement of China's military in upgrading or constructing certain facilities in Cambodia. 

action_date: 2022-07-21
text: 

Cambodia Democracy and Human Rights Act of 2022 

 
This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on foreign persons (i.e., entities and individuals) responsible for acts to undermine democracy in Cambodia, including acts that constitute serious human rights violations and acts to support the establishment of facilities in Cambodia that could be used by China's military.
 
The sanctions shall be directed at foreign persons, including current or former Cambodian government, military, and security forces officials, responsible for such actions, as well as entities controlled or owned by such persons.
 
The sanctions shall include blocking the assets of sanctioned persons and restricting the entry of sanctioned individuals into the United States, and shall not apply to the importation of goods.
 
The President may waive the sanctions with respect to a person if it is in the national interest of the United States. The President may suspend the sanctions if Cambodia makes meaningful progress toward ending government efforts to undermine democracy, ending human rights violations, and meeting other specified conditions. 
 
The President must report to Congress on the presence of China's military in Cambodia, including the involvement of China's military in upgrading or constructing certain facilities in Cambodia. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-07-21
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
action_date: 2022-07-19
text: Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
action_date: 2021-10-21
text: Introduced in Senate