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On the recordMay 17, 2016
This bill would authorize the President to sanction foreign individuals who commit gross violations of human rights, as well as government officials involved in significant acts of corruption.
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Eliot Engel
Democratic · New York

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Engel discusses the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act and its implications for human rights.

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