US SB4482 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 3-1)
Status: Introduced on August 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 6 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-08-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of State to include specified information concerning Arab-Israeli relations in the annual Country Report on Human Rights Practices. Such information shall include (1) the status of laws that punish individuals for people-to-people relations with Israelis (i.e., anti-normalization laws); (2) instances of prosecution or extrajudicial retribution against citizens or residents of Arab countries for calling for peace with Israel, visiting Israel, or engaging Israeli citizens in any country; and (3) evidence of steps taken by Arab governments toward permitting or encouraging people-to-people relations between their citizens or residents and Israeli citizens.
Title
Strengthening Reporting of Actions Taken Against the Normalization of Relations with Israel Act of 2020
Sponsors
Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ] | Sen. Rob Portman [R-OH] | Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS] | Sen. Thom Tillis [R-NC] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-08-06 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Subjects
Arab-Israeli relations
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International affairs
International exchange and broadcasting
Israel
Middle East
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Human rights
International affairs
International exchange and broadcasting
Israel
Middle East
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4482/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4482/BILLS-116s4482is.pdf |