HR 1939 · in committee · significant
U.S. Engagement in Sudanese Peace Act
- foreign policy
What this bill does
- The bill requires sanctions against individuals and entities committing genocide, war crimes, or blocking humanitarian aid in Sudan.
- Foreign persons violating UN arms embargoes and countries supporting either Sudanese military faction are subject to property seizures and visa bans.
- The State Department may provide assistance to multinational peacekeeping forces and extends the Sudan special envoy position through 2029.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What evidence would determine whether individuals or entities meet the bill's threshold for genocide or war crimes, and who verifies those findings?
- 02
How might property seizures and visa bans on foreign supporters of either military faction affect diplomatic negotiations toward a peace settlement in Sudan?
- 03
What resources and oversight mechanisms would the State Department need to effectively monitor compliance with UN arms embargoes under this bill?
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Sponsor · D-NY-5
Gregory W. Meeks
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
32/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-06
Joining the bill
Grace Meng
D-NY-6 · original
Joseph D. Morelle
D-NY-25 · original
Sydney Kamlager-Dove
D-CA-37 · original
James P. McGovern
D-MA-2 · original
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original
Summer L. Lee
D-PA-12 · original
Gabe Amo
D-RI-1 · original
William R. Keating
D-MA-9 · original
Gerald E. Connolly
D-VA-11 · original
Sara Jacobs
D-CA-51 · original
Pramila Jayapal
D-WA-7 · original
Ilhan Omar
D-MN-5 · original
+ 20 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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