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H.R. 2037: Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019

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H.R. 2037: Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-02 · 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 2019-04-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 477 (2019): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR2037 (2019-07-15), Passed. See all
  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.

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Official title

Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019

Plain summary

Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019 This bill requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to report to Congress about the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and imposes related sanctions. The report shall present evidence about whether any current or former government official of Saudi Arabia had advanced knowledge of the killing, ordered the killing, or was involved in tampering with related evidence. It shall also list foreign persons that the ODNI has high confidence were responsible for Khashoggi's death, materially assisted in causing the death, or impeded any investigations into the death. The Department of State and the Department of Homeland Security shall bar such foreign persons from entering the United States and revoke visas belonging to such persons. The State Department shall report to Congress about the extent to which Saudi Arabia is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights and about U.S. actions to address such violations. The report shall also describe the publication by Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Education of intolerant educational materials and U.S. actions to encourage an end to the production and use of such materials.

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Official text

Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] · 19 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2037, Saudi Arabia Human Rights and Accountability Act of 2019 (2019-07-11)

Cosponsors on this site

James P. McGovern (D-MA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), John R. Curtis (R-UT)

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr2037 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116