Search Results: keywords:"international obligations"

  • 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.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:1,382

    H. R. 7701 aims to impose sanctions on any foreign individuals or entities that participate in constructing, maintaining, or repairing tunnels or bridges connecting the Russian mainland with Crimea. The sanctions include blocking property transactions in the United States and...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 7701 is a rule that plans to stop people and businesses from helping build or fix bridges or tunnels between Russia and a place called Crimea. If they do, they might not be allowed to buy things or come to the U.S., unless what they're doing is to help people, and even then, the President can make exceptions if it's good for U.S. safety.

  • 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.

  • S. 5119 — To codify in statute certain sanctions with respect to the Russian Federation.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,119

    S. 5119 aims to make certain sanctions against the Russian Federation permanent by incorporating them into law. These sanctions, originally imposed under several executive orders, target individuals and activities undermining Ukraine's sovereignty and other harmful actions by...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5119 is a plan to make some rules that were made to stop certain bad actions by Russia into permanent laws. These rules can be changed if the people involved stop doing the bad things and there are special exceptions for important things like food and medicine.