Havana Syndrome Attacks Response Act
Summary
Havana Syndrome Attacks Response Act This bill requires the President to sanction foreign persons and governments for carrying out clandestine attacks on U.S. personnel that have caused brain injury. Specifically, the President must impose visa- and asset-blocking sanctions on any foreign person that has directed or carried out such an attack. If the President determines a foreign government carried out such an attack, the President must notify Congress and sanction that country by terminating any foreign assistance (except for humanitarian aid or food or agricultural commodities or products) and arms transactions, restricting commercial exports, and denying access to U.S. credit or other financial assistance. The President must remove these sanctions after 12 months, provided that (1) the country's government gives reliable assurances that it will not conduct future attacks, and (2) the executive branch does not have persuasive information indicating an attack occurred in the preceding six months. The bill also requires a congressional briefing and report about suspected clandestine attacks on U.S. personnel that have caused brain injury, including hypotheses concerning the identity of the perpetrators and the technical methods used to carry out the attacks.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 3, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Total actions
5
Key actions
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Committee
3
Amendments
1
Nov 1, 2022
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Oct 21, 2021
House · Amendment offered
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Oct 21, 2021
House · Reported by committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Aug 3, 2021
House · Referred to committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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.
Aug 3, 2021
House · Introduced
Introduced in House
1 primary · 23 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Michael T. McCaul
RRepublican
Co
Abigail Davis Spanberger
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Kinzinger
RRepublican
Co
Andy Barr
RRepublican
Co
Ann Wagner
RRepublican
Co
Brian Babin
RRepublican
Co
Brian J. Mast
RRepublican
Co
Brian K. Fitzpatrick
RRepublican
Co
Christopher H. Smith
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Don Bacon
RRepublican
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