H.R. 1998 · 119th Congress
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Jonathan Jackson
- Introduced
- 2025-03-10
- Latest action
- 2025-06-24 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Summary
Sanction Sea Pirates Act of 2025
This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any foreign person (individual or entity) that the President determines knowingly engages in piracy.
The bill also applies civil and criminal penalties to persons that violate, attempt to violate, conspire to violate, or cause a violation of the regulations promulgated to carry out such sanctions.