To criminalize transnational repression, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To criminalize transnational repression, 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, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
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 H19989E2935EC4AB7A8A83C3914332BA4: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop Transnational Repression Act.
- Section H5E9182C7B1A841D1A88C34E30D80FE0C: 2. Findings Congress finds the following: Transnational repression is not currently codified or defined in United States law. The Federal Bureau of...
- Section H3B0C262D6638476F95D17A65943B7C6B: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that hostile nations and authoritarian regimes have increasingly and aggressively targeted individuals in the...
- Section H189FCF46C740440B9808BBF843B7B687: 4. Criminalizing transnational repression Chapter 45 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 971.Transnational...
- Section H161D9437740B41F7BD68A1E3A6F5EA02: 971. Transnational repression Whoever knowingly commits an act of transnational repression shall be fined under this title and imprisoned not more than 10...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To criminalize transnational repression, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting foreign governments, international partners, and aid recipients.
Key Policy Areas
Foreign Policy, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To criminalize transnational repression, 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
In CommitteeReferred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition …
Mr. Schiff (for himself, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Himes, Ms. Norton, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
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