S.2129: Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2021

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  • Introduced June 17, 2021
  • Latest Major Action June 21, 2022

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Otto Warmbier Countering North Korean Censorship and Surveillance Act of 2021 This bill authorizes sanctions related to censorship in North Korea and addresses related issues. The President may impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for implementing or facilitating North Korea's censorship laws and surveillance. For the individuals that meet such criteria, the President may also impose visa-blocking...

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Date Description
June 21, 2022
Held at the desk.
June 21, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
June 21, 2022
Received in the House.
June 16, 2022

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S3011-3013; text: CR S3011-3013)

June 16, 2022

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Oct. 28, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 159.
Oct. 28, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct. 19, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
June 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
June 17, 2021

Introduced in the Senate by Rob Portman (R-Ohio)

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