GENOCIDE GAMES Act

Hozzl · 2022-12-30T04:18:59Z

Explore the details of House Bill 6586 GENOCIDE GAMES Act currently in Congress. Get insights into its purpose, current status, sponsors, and potential impact on International Affairs. Stay informed on legislative developments.

12/30/2022, 4:18 AM

Summary of Bill HR 6586

Bill 117 hr 6586, also known as the GENOCIDE GAMES Act, is a piece of legislation introduced in the US Congress with the aim of addressing human rights abuses in relation to the hosting of international sporting events. The bill specifically targets countries that have been accused of committing genocide or other severe human rights violations.

The GENOCIDE GAMES Act proposes that the US government take action to prevent these countries from hosting major international sporting events, such as the Olympics or World Cup. This would include measures such as withholding funding, denying visas to officials involved in the abuses, and encouraging other countries to boycott the events.

The bill also calls for increased transparency and accountability in the selection process for hosting international sporting events, with a focus on human rights considerations. It aims to ensure that countries with a history of human rights abuses are not rewarded with the prestige and economic benefits that come with hosting these events. Overall, the GENOCIDE GAMES Act seeks to use the leverage of international sporting events to hold countries accountable for their human rights record and to prevent them from using these events as a platform to whitewash their image on the world stage.

Congressional Summary of HR 6586

Guaranteeing Enemy Nations Omit from Criminalizing, Impeding, or Detaining Exceptional Global Athletes Magnifying Exploitation during Sporting events Act or the GENOCIDE GAMES Act

This bill requires the President to impose sanctions on certain foreign individuals who materially supported a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights against a 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games participant.

Upon receiving credible evidence of such a human rights violation, the President must impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign individual associated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), including the president of the IOC, who the President determines materially supported the violation of human rights, including by providing to participants false, reckless, or negligent assurances of human rights assurances by the government of China.

This bill's requirements shall terminate on March 13, 2023.

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Current Status of Bill HR 6586

Bill HR 6586 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 3, 2022. Bill HR 6586 was introduced during Congress 117 and was introduced to the House on February 3, 2022. Bill HR 6586's most recent activity was Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. as of November 1, 2022

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 6586

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International Affairs

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 6586

GENOCIDE GAMES ActGENOCIDE GAMES ActGuaranteeing Enemy Nations Omit from Criminalizing, Impeding, or Detaining Exceptional Global Athletes Magnifying Exploitation during Sporting events ActTo require the imposition of sanctions pursuant to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to certain members of the International Olympic Committee who are complicit in the perpetuation of human rights abuses in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

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