US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee passes first round of bill that would sanction South African officials
US House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee passes first round of bill that would sanction South African officials
A Bill that would require the Trump administration to conduct a full review of US-South Africa relations and to identify South African government and ANC leaders eligible for sanctions, passed the US House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee this week.
The committee passed the “US-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025” by a vote of 34-16, with 28 Republicans and six Democrats supporting it and only Democrats opposing.
It will now go to the full House of Representatives, where observers believe it will pass.
It envisages SA government and ANC leaders being sanctioned under America’s Global Magnitsky Act, which imposes financial and visa restrictions on individuals deemed guilty of human rights abuses or corruption.
The Bill would also require the US Administration to determine if South Africa has undermined US national security or foreign policy interests.
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