To enshrine the legacy of Jamal Khashoggi by protecting activists and journalists, codifying the Khashoggi Ban, and introducing the Khashoggi Amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enshrine the legacy of Jamal Khashoggi by protecting activists and journalists, codifying the Khashoggi Ban, and introducing the Khashoggi Amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers. The main policy domain is Immigration, Government Operations, Foreign Policy.
Who Benefits and How
immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers 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, immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H098081FF4A824088872847F59AA2C03F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jamal Khashoggi Protection of Activists and Press Freedom Act of 2023.
- Section HA8C7FC20EC384B819352BF2482A78C02: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: A free and independent press is necessary for citizens to make informed choices on issues of public concern, to have...
- Section H73DC0418A648469C8F187565A7F8B6D0: 3. Khashoggi ban ground of inadmissibility Section 212(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section HAC95C840C39D46DB90BB6D021DE56BEE: 4. Khashoggi amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Section 1605(a) of title 28, United States Code, is amended— in paragraph (5)(B), by striking or...
- Section HE12E69FBC6A84A93814DD134B72D2DB4: 5. Report to Congress Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter for three years, the Secretary of State shall...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To enshrine the legacy of Jamal Khashoggi by protecting activists and journalists, codifying the Khashoggi Ban, and introducing the Khashoggi Amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Key Policy Areas
Immigration, Government Operations, Foreign Policy
Primary Purpose
This bill, To enshrine the legacy of Jamal Khashoggi by protecting activists and journalists, codifying the Khashoggi Ban, and introducing the Khashoggi Amendment to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- immigrants, border agencies, and immigration-service providers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Schiff (for himself, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Connolly, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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