Support sanctions and disclosure requirements for foreign nationals complicit in human rights abuses in Vietnam.

Introduced the Vietnam Human Rights Sanctions Act , which directs the President to impose financial and immigration/entry sanctions on listed nationals of Vietnam who are complicit in human rights abuses committed against Vietnamese nationals, regardless of whether such abuses occurred in Vietnam. The bill also requires the President to publicly submit a list of individuals complicit in such human rights abuses to Congress.

He says he introduced a sanctions bill targeting Vietnamese officials involved in human rights abuses.

Foreign Affairs & National Security | Senator Cornyn
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Senate Vote 159 was on the S.2943 conference report for the FY2017 NDAA. The result was agreed to, 92-7; Cornyn (R-TX) voted Yea.

Cornyn formally supported final passage of the FY2017 NDAA, the vehicle that enacted the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 114th Congress, Vote 159
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Public Law 114-328 includes the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, authorizing sanctions on foreign persons for gross human rights violations in any foreign country.

The enacted law created a sanctions framework broad enough to cover Vietnam-related human rights abusers, including visa ineligibility and property blocking.

delivered same_term A for effort

Public Law 114-328, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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Section 1264 requires reports listing sanctioned foreign persons, sanctions imposed, dates, reasons, and public availability of the unclassified portion.

This satisfies the disclosure component by requiring public reporting on sanctioned foreign persons, with only limited classified annex exceptions.

delivered same_term A for effort

Public Law 114-328, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
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OFAC identifies Global Magnitsky sanctions as implemented through Executive Order 13818, Public Law 114-328, IEEPA, and 31 CFR Part 583.

Treasury’s official sanctions program page confirms the statutory sanctions regime Cornyn supported was implemented administratively after enactment.

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OFAC Global Magnitsky Sanctions Program
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