House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY) announced a letter to President Biden on March 6, 2023 asking the administration to decide whether Hikvision should be subject to Magnitsky sanctions for human rights abuses. Roll Call reported the letter triggered a legal requirement to decide on sanctions within 120 days.
IPVM has covered how Hikvision might be added to the Treasury Department's SDN list per the Magnitsky act, which would significantly limitHikvision's ability to do business and access financial services worldwide. (See: Hikvision Preparing For Potential SDN Sanctions.)
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