Magnitsky Act

The Magnitsky Act, formally known as the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in December 2012, intending to punish Russian officials responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009 and also to grant permanent normal trade relations status to Russia.

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Magnitsky Act

Long title	Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
Nicknames	Magnitsky Act
Enacted by	the 112th United States Congress
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 112–208 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	126 Stat. 1496
Legislative history
Introduced in the House as "Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal Act of 2012" (H.R. 6156) by Dave Camp (R-MI) on July 19, 2012 Committee consideration by House Ways and Means Passed the House on November 16, 2012 (365–43) Passed the Senate on December 6, 2012 (92–4) Signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 14, 2012

The Global Magnitsky Act of 2016 within the NDAA 2017 authorizes the U.S. government to sanction those foreign government officials worldwide that are human rights offenders, freeze their assets, and ban them from entering the U.S.[1]