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Search Results: keywords:"foreign persons"

H. R. 4723 — An Act To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement or threatening the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and for other purposes.
March 20, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:3,363
H.R. 4723 is aimed at strengthening the United States' response to individuals who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bill requires the President to identify and impose sanctions on foreign persons responsible for...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 4723 is a bill that lets the U.S. government give punishments to people from other countries who try to mess up the peace and safety of Bosnia and Herzegovina, like stopping them from coming to the U.S. or freezing their money. The President can decide who gets punished, but some rules are a bit confusing about how and why this happens.
S. 3973 — To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly engage in political warfare on behalf of a foreign government or political party and to require a determination regarding the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.
March 19, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,643
S. 3973 is a bill that aims to impose sanctions on foreign persons or entities engaged in political warfare on behalf of foreign governments or political parties, with a focus on combating actions by the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party. The bill...
Simple Explanation
S. 3973 is a plan to stop people from other countries who try to trick or control us on behalf of their government, especially focusing on a group in China. It wants the President to freeze their money and not let them visit America if they are caught doing this.
H. R. 7646 — To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly engage in political warfare on behalf of a foreign government or political party and to require a determination regarding the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party.
March 13, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:2,642
H.R. 7646, titled the “Countering China’s Political Warfare Act,” seeks to impose sanctions on foreign individuals involved in political warfare for foreign governments or political parties, specifically targeting the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 7646 is a plan to stop people from other countries who are trying to mess with the U.S. by spreading lies or scaring people. It looks especially at a group in China called the United Front Work Department and could take away their money and stop them from coming to the U.S. if they are doing bad things.
H. R. 8934 — To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons engaged in piracy, and for other purposes.
July 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,487
H. R. 8934, also known as the “Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2024,” aims to impose sanctions on foreign individuals involved in piracy. The bill states that the President must block assets and deny visas to those identified as pirates. There are exceptions for humanitarian...
Simple Explanation
The Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2024 is a bill that wants to stop pirates by letting the President punish them by taking away their money and not letting them visit the U.S., but there are special rules that could make these punishments harder to enforce.
H. R. 7500 — To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 to allow an Indian Tribe to request CFIUS review of certain transactions between the Indian Tribe and foreign persons, and for other purposes.
February 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:357
H. R. 7500 proposes an amendment to the Defense Production Act of 1950. This amendment would allow Indian Tribes to request the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review transactions between the Tribe and foreign individuals or entities. The goal...
Simple Explanation
This bill wants to let Native American tribes ask for a special look at deals they make with people or companies from other countries, to make sure their stuff is safe and fair.
H. R. 7701 — An Act To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person that knowingly participates in the construction, maintenance, or repair of a tunnel or bridge that connects the Russian mainland with the Crimean peninsula.
September 10, 2024
Status:Referred in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,355
H. R. 7701, titled the “No Russian Tunnel to Crimea Act,” aims to impose sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that participate in building, maintaining, or repairing a bridge or tunnel connecting Russia to Crimea. The bill authorizes the President to block asset transactions and...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 7701 is like a rule that says people from other countries who help build, fix, or take care of roads or tunnels between Russia and a place called Crimea might get in trouble. The President can stop them from visiting or using money in the United States, but sometimes these rules can be ignored if it’s really important for America.
S. 4484 — To impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons of the International Criminal Court engaged in any effort to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute any protected person of the United States and its allies, and for other purposes.
June 05, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:2,479
S. 4484 seeks to impose sanctions on foreign individuals associated with the International Criminal Court (ICC) if they attempt to investigate, arrest, detain, or prosecute U.S. citizens or allied nationals who have not consented to ICC jurisdiction. It underscores the U.S....
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to stop people from another court far away from trying to catch or punish Americans and their friends without permission. It also says that the U.S. won't give money to this court anymore.
H. R. 4723 — An Act To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons undermining the Dayton Peace Agreement or threatening the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and for other purposes.
March 19, 2024
Status:Engrossed in House
Congress:118
Words:3,383
H.R. 4723 proposes sanctions against foreign individuals who undermine the Dayton Peace Agreement or threaten the security of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bill calls for the U.S. President to regularly provide a list of such individuals and to block their U.S.-based property...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to punish certain people from other countries who try to mess up the peace or hurt the safety of Bosnia and Herzegovina by taking away their things in America and not letting them visit. The U.S. President will make a list of these people, but there are special rules for helping with things like emergencies.

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