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H.R. 156: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

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H.R. 156: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

Plain summary

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act - Directs the President to: (1) impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against nationals of Vietnam or their family members, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam; and (2) submit to Congress a publicly available list of individuals determined to be complicit in such human rights abuses. Authorizes the President to waive sanctions to comply with international agreements. Terminates sanctions if the President certifies to Congress that the government of Vietnam has: (1) released all political prisoners; (2) ceased its practices of violence, detention, and abuse of citizens of Vietnam engaging in peaceful political activity; and (3) conducted a transparent investigation into the killings, arrest, and abuse of such political activists and prosecuted those responsible.

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Official text

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] · 5 cosponsors

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André Carson (D-IN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr156 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112