H.R. 4686 · 117th Congress

Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021

Introduced on Jul 26, 2021 by Steve Chabot (R-OH-1). 7 cosponsors, 4 of them from another party. Latest action (Sep 29, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 26, 2021
Cosponsors
7
4 from the other party
Policy area
International Affairs
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To promote free and fair elections, political freedoms, and human rights in Cambodia, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Asia
  • Cambodia
  • Congressional oversight
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Foreign property
  • Human rights
  • Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
  • Sanctions
  • Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
  • Visas and passports
  • War and emergency powers

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Sep 28, 2021). Public domain.

Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021

This bill directs the President to impose sanctions on individuals responsible for acts to undermine democracy in Cambodia, including acts that constituted serious human rights violations.

The sanctions shall be directed at senior Cambodian government, military, or security forces officials responsible for such actions, as well as entities controlled or owned by such individuals.

The sanctions shall include blocking assets and restricting the entry of sanctioned individuals into the United States, and shall not apply to the importation of goods.

The President may waive the sanctions with respect to a person or entity if it is in the national interest of the United States. The President may suspend the sanctions if Cambodia makes meaningful progress toward ending government efforts to undermine democracy or committing human rights violations.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Steve ChabotR-OH-1Sponsor

Democrats · 4

Republicans · 3

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Sep 28, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 403–17

History

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  1. Jul 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  4. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  5. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  6. Jul 29, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Jul 29, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  8. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseMs. Wild moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5490-5492)
  10. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4686.
  11. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  12. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5495-5496)
  13. Sep 28, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 17 (Roll no. 301).(text: CR H5490-5491)House · Roll call 301
  14. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 17 (Roll no. 301). (text: CR H5490-5491)House · Roll call 301
  15. Sep 28, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  16. Sep 29, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.