Magnitsky Act

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
Effective	December 14, 2012
Citations
Public law	Pub. L. 112–208 (text) (PDF)
Statutes at Large	126 Stat. 1496
Legislative history
	Introduced in the House as 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 Magnitsky Act, formally the Russia and Moldova Jackson–Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012, is a bipartisan U.S. federal law enacted in 2012. It imposes sanctions on Russian officials deemed responsible for the death of Russian tax lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in a Moscow prison in 2009. The act also repealed the Jackson–Vanik amendment, granting permanent normal trade relations status to Russia and Moldova. It was signed into law by President Barack Obama on December 14, 2012.

The Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, enacted in 2016 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, extends the original act's framework to sanction foreign officials worldwide for human rights violations or significant corruption, authorizing asset freezes and U.S. entry bans.