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H.R. 1392: Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021

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H.R. 1392: Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-26 · 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 2021-02-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 130 (2021): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR1392 (2021-04-21), 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

Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021

Plain summary

Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021 This bill imposes temporary limits on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and requires various reports and actions related to the death of Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The President may not transfer or authorize for export certain defense articles or services to Saudi Arabia for 120 days after this bill's enactment. The prohibition shall remain in effect for up to three years unless the President periodically certifies to Congress that Saudi Arabia has not conducted (1) forced repatriation, intimidation, or killing of dissidents in other countries; (2) unjust imprisonment in Saudi Arabia of U.S. citizens or lawful aliens; or (3) torture of detainees in custody of the government of Saudi Arabia. The President shall certify to Congress that individuals with Saudi diplomatic credentials are not using such credentials to track or harass Saudi nationals in the United States. If the President does not make such a certification, the President shall close at least one Saudi diplomatic or consular facility in the United States until the certification is made. The bill requires reports to Congress on (1) whether any Saudi officials have engaged in a consistent pattern of harassment against any individual in the United States, and (2) whether the intelligence community fulfilled its duty to warn Khashoggi of the threats to his life.

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Official text

Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · 11 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1392, Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act of 2021 (2021-04-15)

Cosponsors on this site

Ro Khanna (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Dina Titus (D-NV), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Brad Sherman (D-CA)

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr1392 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117