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H.R. 5754: Cambodia Democracy Act of 2018

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H.R. 5754: Cambodia Democracy Act of 2018

115th Congress · introduced 2018-05-10 · International Affairs · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-05-10 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Cambodia Democracy Act of 2018

Plain summary

Cambodia Democracy Act of 2018 This bill directs the President to apply property-blocking and visa restriction sanctions against each senior official of the Cambodian government, military, or security forces who has directly and substantially undermined democracy in Cambodia and committed or directed serious human rights violations. Sanctions may be suspended for up to one year if the President certifies to Congress that Cambodia is making progress toward ending government efforts to undermine democracy, ending human rights violations, and conducting elections that allow for the participation of credible opposition candidates.

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Official text

Cambodia Democracy Act of 2018

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5754, Cambodia Democracy Act of 2018 (2018-06-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Brad Sherman (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Joe Wilson (R-SC)

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr5754 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115