A bill to require a report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China.

Bill: 115-s-2985
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Introduced: 2018-06-04
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

China

Congressional oversight

Detention of persons

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Human rights

Protest and dissent

Sanctions
Latest action: action_date: 2018-06-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-06-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of State to submit a report to Congress that: (1) identifies Chinese officials responsible for the imprisonment of political prisoners; and (2) determines whether such officials are designated under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and, if not, a justification for why not. </p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2985 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 4, 2018 Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To require a report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China.

1. Report on imprisonment of political prisoners in China (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the relevant congressional committees a report that includes— (1) the names of officials in the People’s Republic of China responsible for the imprisonment of political prisoners; (2) a determination whether the officials identified in paragraph (1) are designated under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act (subtitle F of title XII of Public Law 114–328 ); and (3) if they are not designated, a justification for why not. (b) Definitions In this section— (1) the term official means— (A) any state official at the local, provincial, or national level in China; (B) any member of the Communist Party of China; or (C) any member of the People’s Liberation Army; and (2) the term relevant congressional committees means the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.