Other names for this bill

This bill typically is referred to as the Magnitsky Act.

It is named for Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky, who died in a Moscow prison after uncovering a scheme involving the laundering of millions of dollars into New York luxury properties by Russian mobsters.

What this bill does

(Coming)

More information

For background on the Magnitsky Act, read this BBC News Q&A.

For a perspective on the Magnitsky Act, read this article in The Atlantic.