House Bill
H.R. 1998
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Representative
Cosponsors
4
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Summary
This bill requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who engage in piracy. Those who violate, attempt to violate, or conspire to violate sanctions face civil and criminal penalties. The bill addresses maritime piracy threatening international shipping.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
This bill requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who engage in piracy. Those who violate, attempt to violate, or conspire to violate sanctions face civil and criminal penalties. The bill addresses maritime pira
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This bill requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who engage in piracy. Those who violate, attempt to violate, or conspire to violate sanctions face civil and criminal penalties. The bill addresses maritime piracy threatening international shipping.
- Bill Number
- 1998
- Sponsor
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Status
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Policy Area
- International Affairs
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 1998
- Sponsor
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)
- Status
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- Introduced
- 4/8/2025
- Summary
- This bill requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on foreign persons who engage in piracy. Those who violate, attempt to violate, or conspire to violate sanctions face civil and criminal penalties. The bill addresses maritime piracy threatening international shipping.
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