S. 1574: Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-18 · International Affairs · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4057-4059)

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017

Plain summary

Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017 This bill requires 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. The President may waive sanctions to comply with international agreements or if in the U.S. national interest. Sanctions shall be terminated 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. It is the sense of Congress that: (1) the U.S.-Vietnam relationship cannot progress while the government of Vietnam's human rights record continues to deteriorate, and (2) the Secretary of State should designate Vietnam as a country of particular concern with respect to religious freedom.

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Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · 3 cosponsors

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John Boozman (R-AR), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s1574.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s1574 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115