Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-2635
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Introduced: 2019-10-17
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Government ethics and transparency, public corruption

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Middle East

Saudi Arabia
Latest action: action_date: 2019-10-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-10-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to declassify information relating to whether Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting a trial or sentencing for a criminal offense.</p>

action_date: 2019-10-17
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p><b>Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, to declassify information relating to whether Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting a trial or sentencing for a criminal offense.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES October 17, 2019 Mr. Wyden introduced the following bill; which was read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed A BILL To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether the government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019 . 2. Declassification of any and all information relating to actions by government of Saudi Arabia to assist persons in departing United States who were awaiting trial or sentencing in United States Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall declassify any and all information related to whether the government of Saudi Arabia materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States.

tv_txt: 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2635 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES AN ACT To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether the government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019 . 2. Declassification of any and all information relating to actions by government of Saudi Arabia to assist persons in departing United States who were awaiting trial or sentencing in United States Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall declassify any and all information related to whether the government of Saudi Arabia materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States.

Passed the Senate October 17, 2019. Secretary

tv_txt: IC 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2635 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 21, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary AN ACT To require the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to declassify any and all information relating to whether the government of Saudi Arabia assisted a citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019 . 2. Declassification of any and all information relating to actions by government of Saudi Arabia to assist persons in departing United States who were awaiting trial or sentencing in United States Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence, shall declassify any and all information related to whether the government of Saudi Arabia materially assisted or facilitated any citizen or national of Saudi Arabia in departing from the United States while the citizen or national was awaiting trial or sentencing for a criminal offense committed in the United States.

Passed the Senate October 17, 2019. Julie E. Adams, Secretary