Search Results: keywords:"humanitarian exceptions"

  • H. R. 8934 — To require the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons engaged in piracy, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    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. 4681 — An Act To provide for the imposition of sanctions with respect to illicit captagon trafficking.
    Status:Referred in Senate
    Words:2,273

    H.R. 4681, titled the "Illicit Captagon Trafficking Suppression Act of 2023," aims to impose sanctions on individuals and organizations involved in the illegal production and trade of captagon, an amphetamine-type stimulant. The bill targets those connected to the Syrian government and its...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 4681 is a new rule that tries to stop bad people from trading a dangerous drug called captagon, which can make people very sick. It wants to punish those helping to make or sell this drug, especially if they are linked to places like Syria, and it allows the President to decide who should be punished.