To advance United States national interests by prioritizing the protection of internationally recognized human rights and development of the rule of law in relations between the United States and Vietnam, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To advance United States national interests by prioritizing the protection of internationally recognized human rights and development of the rule of law in relations between the United States and Vietnam, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients. The main policy domain is Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Technology.
Who Benefits and How
foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H5517057D0AA645F7BA1FE9EBC293E775: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Vietnam Human Rights Act. The table of contents for this Act is as follows:
- Section H048A28AF67FE4AC18C0D9E14E4D675F1: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: The relationship between the United States and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has grown substantially since the...
- Section H81CCCD6C0506482EA3A9E1028D7F0DD8: 3. Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States to— embed human rights concerns across the full spectrum of official interactions between the...
- Section H8091AC4145ED4E0BB2F74D04C7894614: 4. Sanctions for human rights violations in Vietnam It is the policy of the United States to regularly assess reporting from intelligence, diplomatic, open...
- Section HF24D4FBDF543455984F27700B180F99A: 5. Actions to combat online censorship and surveillance in Vietnam Congress finds the following: Vietnam continues to have one of the world’s most restrictive...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To advance United States national interests by prioritizing the protection of internationally recognized human rights and development of the rule of law in relations between the United States and Vietnam, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Government Operations, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To advance United States national interests by prioritizing the protection of internationally recognized human rights and development of the rule of law in relations between the United States and Vietnam, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Correa, Mr. …
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_commerce"
- → Secretary of Commerce
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