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US SB2752

Bill

Status

Introduced

9/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Kennedy

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Requires the President to conduct a comprehensive review of the U.S.-South Africa bilateral relationship within 120 days, consulting with the Secretaries of State and Defense and other relevant agencies

  • Mandates presidential certification stating whether South Africa has engaged in activities undermining U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, with justification report to Congress

  • Requires a classified report identifying senior South African government officials and African National Congress (ANC) leaders who may qualify for sanctions under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act due to corruption or human rights abuses

  • Terminates South Africa's eligibility for trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) if the President certifies that South Africa has undermined U.S. interests

  • Congressional findings cite South Africa's support for Hamas, close ties with Russia and China, filing genocide accusations against Israel at the International Court of Justice, hosting sanctioned Russian vessels, and the declaration of Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool as persona non grata following comments about President Trump

Legislative Description

U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act

International affairs

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

9/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations9/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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