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Introduced March 10, 2025 by Jonathan Jackson · Last progress 8 months ago
Directs the United States to crack down on maritime piracy by requiring sanctions on foreign persons who knowingly engage in piracy. Sanctions include freezing assets under U.S. jurisdiction and imposing visa bans. It encourages close cooperation with allies and partners to reduce recent attacks in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Western Indian Ocean. The measure includes exceptions for international obligations and humanitarian work, uses existing national emergency powers for enforcement, allows a narrow presidential waiver with congressional notice, and clarifies the sanctions do not cover the importation of goods.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.