Saudi Fugitive Declassification Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-5128
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10]
Introduced: 2019-11-15
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: 2019-11-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-11-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
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: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5128 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 15, 2019 Mr. Nadler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 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.