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US HB2311
Bill
Status
3/24/2025
Primary Sponsor
Joe Wilson
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AI Summary
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Requires the Secretary of State to impose Global Magnitsky Act sanctions on General Asim Munir, Chief of Army Staff of Pakistan, within 180 days of enactment
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Directs the President to identify within 180 days individuals knowingly engaged in wrongful persecution and imprisonment of political detainees in Pakistan, including former Prime Minister Imran Khan
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Identified individuals become inadmissible to the United States, ineligible for visas, and subject to immediate revocation of existing visas or entry documentation
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President may waive sanctions on General Munir if certifying that military rule has ended, civilian-led democracy and rule of law have been restored, and all wrongfully detained political detainees have been released
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Secretary of State must brief Congress within 90 days on identified foreign persons and the specific facts justifying each determination
Legislative Description
Pakistan Democracy Act
International affairs
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
3/24/2025