US SB4559 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on September 10 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Requires various actions in response to the influence of Russia's government in South and Central Asia and contains other related provisions. The Department of State shall report to Congress a strategy for using U.S. diplomacy to counter such Russian influence. The bill imposes sanctions on various individuals and entities, including (1) Russian President Vladimir Putin or any person acting on his behalf, (2) any senior Russian government official involved in a program to provide bounties for killing members of the U.S. Armed Forces or certain North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Afghanistan, and (3) individuals and entities that facilitate illicit or corrupt activities on behalf of Putin or other specified persons. The bill imposes civil and criminal penalties related to violations of such sanctions. The bill also authorizes various activities, including (1) rewards for information about Russian bounties against U.S. Armed Forces anywhere in the world, and (2) State Department activities to counter Russian influence in South and Central Asia. The State Department shall seek to establish a working group involving officials from the government of Afghanistan to address threats to Afghanistan's security posed by Russia's government. The State Department must also create a Deputy Assistant Secretary position tasked with coordinating efforts to counter Russian influence in South and Central Asia. The President shall also appoint a special envoy tasked with countering Russian influence in the region.

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Title

Russia Bounty Response Act of 2020

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History

DateChamberAction
2020-09-10SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Subjects

Afghanistan
Alliances
Asia
Collective security
Computer security and identity theft
Conflicts and wars
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of State
Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
Europe
European Union
Executive agency funding and structure
Federal officials
Foreign property
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Government information and archives
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
International affairs
International organizations and cooperation
Military operations and strategy
Military personnel and dependents
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Rule of law and government transparency
Russia
Sanctions
Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Visas and passports
War and emergency powers

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Bill Comments

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