Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5369
Azerbaijan Sanctions Review Act of 2025
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Introduced 2025-09-15Topic: civil rights · veterans militarySummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would require the President, within 180 days after it becomes law, to tell certain committees of Congress whether each of 53 listed people meets the legal criteria for U.S. sanctions. The listed people include Azerbaijani military commanders, security officials, prosecutors, judges, and border officials. The President's determination must include a detailed justification. The review would use the criteria in the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and a section of the State Department appropriations law. The bill also includes congressional findings about Azerbaijan's treatment of Armenian prisoners, the 2023 displacement from Nagorno-Karabakh, and the detention of journalists and activists.
Sponsors
- Dina Titus Democrat sponsor
- 35 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | House | Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. | refer |
| 2025-09-15 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-09-15 | Introduced in House | introduce |