# 116-hr-5880: Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act

116-hr-5880, Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5880
- Congress: 116
- Title: Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Introduced: 2020-02-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Stop Arming Human Rights Abusers Act This bill imposes certain sanctions on countries that violate international human rights law or international humanitarian law. Specifically, the bill prohibits the provision of security assistance to, the sale or commercial export of arms to, or the exchange of law enforcement with a foreign country that has committed genocide, crimes against humanity, or war crimes. The bill also establishes the U.S. Commission on Atrocity Accountability and Human Rights to review such violations of international human rights law or international humanitarian law and to make policy recommendations with respect to the imposition of sanctions for such violations.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-09-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-9050: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for additional recovery rebates for individuals, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8903: National Police Misuse of Force Investigation Board Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8721: Public Banking Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-5880 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5880)

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- [116-hr-8721: Public Banking Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8721)
- [116-hr-8639: Mental Health Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8639)
- [116-hr-8352: Jobs and Justice Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8352)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5880 (as of 2025-11-18).