To prohibit the United States from providing financial assistance to Benin until Mr. Mojaidou Soumanou is released from prison.

Bill: 113-hr-3827
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-9]
Introduced: 2014-01-09
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Africa

Benin

Detention of persons

Foreign aid and international relief

Human rights

Sanctions
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Prohibits the United States from obligating or expending any direct financial assistance to the government of the Republic of Benin unless Mojaidou Soumanou is released from prison or the Secretary of State determines that such assistance is needed as emergency disaster relief.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3827 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2014 Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit the United States from providing financial assistance to Benin until Mr. Mojaidou Soumanou is released from prison.

1. Prohibition on Foreign Assistance to Benin The United States may not obligate or expend any direct financial assistance to the Government of the Republic of Benin unless— (1) Mr. Mojaidou Soumanou is released from prison; or (2) the U.S. Secretary of State determines that such assistance is needed as emergency disaster relief.