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US HB2633

Bill

Status

Introduced

4/3/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ronny Jackson

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the President to certify within 30 days whether South Africa has engaged in activities undermining U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, with an accompanying public report

  • Mandates a comprehensive review of the U.S.-South Africa bilateral relationship within 120 days, conducted by the President in consultation with the Secretaries of State and Defense and the U.S. Trade Representative

  • Requires a classified report within 120 days identifying senior South African government officials and ANC leaders eligible for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act based on corruption or human rights abuses

  • Cites South Africa's alignment with Hamas (including filing genocide charges against Israel at the International Court of Justice), Russia (hosting joint naval exercises, allowing sanctioned Russian vessels), and China (ANC-CCP cooperation, Confucius Institutes, pilot training for PLA)

  • Notes that South Africa's Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool was declared persona non grata by Secretary of State Rubio after characterizing President Trump as "a white supremacist"

Legislative Description

U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025

International affairs

Last Action

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 34 - 13.

7/22/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs4/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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