Pakistan Freedom and Accountability Act
Sponsored By: Representative Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would create a targeted, time-limited framework to identify and impose sanctions on Pakistani officials and entities tied to gross human rights violations or efforts that undermine democracy. It pairs a presidential reporting requirement with the option to use Global Magnitsky sanctions while preserving narrow humanitarian and international-obligation exceptions.
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- Pakistani senior and former officials and their companies would be named in a presidential report and could face Global Magnitsky sanctions. The report would be required within 180 days and may be transmitted in classified form.
- Humanitarian organizations, sales of food and medicine, financial transactions for aid, and activities needed to meet international obligations would be exempted so aid and essential commerce can continue.
- U.S. foreign policy actors would gain a focused tool to pressure abuses and support democratic norms, with the authority set to end on September 30, 2030.
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Humanitarian and UN exceptions to sanctions
This bill would carve out clear exceptions to any sanctions under the Act. It would not block authorized U.S. intelligence, law-enforcement, or national-security activities. It would allow admission or parole of a noncitizen when needed to meet the UN Headquarters Agreement or other international duties. It would allow sales and transport of food, farm goods, medicine, and medical devices, and other humanitarian aid and related payments. These exceptions would apply until the Act’s sunset on September 30, 2030.
Targeted sanctions and report on Pakistan
This bill would require the President to send Congress a list within 180 days naming senior Pakistani officials and related entities tied to gross human-rights abuses or moves that undermine democracy. The list could be classified. The President would be allowed to apply Global Magnitsky sanctions to people and entities on that list. These authorities would end on September 30, 2030, unless Congress extends them.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
MI • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6]
IN • R
Sponsored 9/10/2025
Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7]
GA • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]
MI • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/15/2025
Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]
PA • R
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
Sponsored 9/17/2025
Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12]
PA • D
Sponsored 9/30/2025
Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Olszewski, Johnny [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
CA • R
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-4]
AZ • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 10/3/2025
Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2]
SC • R
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Kean
NJ • R
Sponsored 10/8/2025
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5]
MI • R
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36]
CA • D
Sponsored 10/10/2025
Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
Sponsored 10/21/2025
Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10]
VA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Elfreth
MD • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Sessions
TX • R
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. Boyle, Brendan F. [D-PA-2]
PA • D
Sponsored 10/24/2025
Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/31/2025
Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10]
IL • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Costa
CA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Schrier
WA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Crockett
TX • D
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 11/12/2025
Rep. James, John [R-MI-10]
MI • R
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Pallone
NJ • D
Sponsored 11/17/2025
Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1]
IA • R
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5]
MN • D
Sponsored 11/20/2025
Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7]
WA • D
Sponsored 11/21/2025
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 12/1/2025
Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Loudermilk
GA • R
Sponsored 12/3/2025
Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]
NC • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8]
MD • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
VA • D
Sponsored 12/16/2025
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25]
FL • D
Sponsored 1/12/2026
Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1]
RI • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
McBath
GA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 1/20/2026
Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7]
MI • R
Sponsored 2/2/2026
Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
Sponsored 2/4/2026
Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3]
AZ • D
Sponsored 2/9/2026
Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Bilirakis
FL • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
FL • R
Sponsored 2/20/2026
Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37]
TX • D
Sponsored 2/25/2026
Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/4/2026
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Rep. Moskowitz, Jared [D-FL-23]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/5/2026
Barr
KY • R
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 3/9/2026
Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/17/2026
Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/18/2026
Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/24/2026
Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Rep. Tran, Derek [D-CA-45]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Salazar
FL • R
Sponsored 3/26/2026
Crow
CO • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Gonzalez, V.
TX • D
Sponsored 4/13/2026
Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8]
GA • R
Sponsored 4/20/2026
Cisneros
CA • D
Sponsored 4/20/2026
Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
Sponsored 4/29/2026
Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6]
PA • D
Sponsored 5/11/2026
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 5/12/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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