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US HB5369
Bill
Status
9/15/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dina Titus
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AI Summary
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Requires the President to determine within 180 days whether 53 named Azerbaijani officials meet criteria for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Act or State Department appropriations law
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Named officials include military commanders, prosecutors, judges, security service chiefs, and presidential staff allegedly involved in war crimes and human rights violations against Armenians
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Cites Azerbaijan's September 2023 military assault on Nagorno-Karabakh that displaced the entire Armenian population following a 10-month blockade of the Lachin Corridor
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Documents alleged abuses including extrajudicial killings, torture, arbitrary detention of at least 23 Armenian prisoners of war and hostages, and denial of due process in sham trials that began January 2025
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Notes Azerbaijan expelled the International Committee of the Red Cross in March 2025 and has detained over 300 Azerbaijani journalists, activists, and opposition figures domestically
Legislative Description
Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2025
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.
9/15/2025