Loading…
Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018
Legislative Progress
Introduced
November 29, 2018
Latest Action
November 29, 2018
Primary Sponsor
Benjamin L. CardinDemocratic(MD)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
0pct
0d open
vs 3,805 other S bills in the 115th — cohort avg 41d
Burma Human Rights and Freedom Act of 2018 This bill addresses the humanitarian crisis in Burma (Myanmar) related to the displacement of the Rohingya people. Specifically, the bill authorizes humanitarian assistance and reconciliation programs in the region, establishes prohibitions on military and security assistance for Burma's armed forces, and places sanctions and visa or import restrictions on various Burmese officials and goods.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced in Senate
Bills with similar content found using semantic analysis.
Sources: Congress.gov
| Democratic |
| NJ |
| Edward J. Markey | Democratic | MA |
| Jeanne Shaheen | Democratic | NH |
| Jeff Merkley | Democratic | OR |
| Kamala D. Harris | Democratic | CA |
| Marco Rubio | Republican | FL |
| Maria Cantwell | Democratic | WA |
| Richard J. Durbin | Democratic | IL |
| Robert P. Casey, Jr. | Democratic | PA |
| Ron Wyden | Democratic | OR |
| Susan M. Collins | Republican | ME |
| Tim Kaine | Democratic | VA |
| Todd Young | Republican | IN |