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US HR7476
US HR7476Countering Communist China Act Stop CCP Fentanyl Act Countering Atrocities through Currency Accountability Act of 2024 Sanctioning Supporters of Slave Labor Act DATA Act Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act DITCH Act Dump Investments in Troublesome Communist Holdings Act ENABLERS Act Establishing New Authorities for Businesses Laundering and Enabling Risks to Security Act STOP CCP Act Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act Disclosing Inve
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Introduced
02/29/2024
02/29/2024
In Committee
12/17/2024
12/17/2024
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2025
01/03/2025
Introduced Session
118th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party.
AI Summary
This bill aims to counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. The key provisions include:
- Establishing new authorities under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act to prohibit certain transactions and investments in covered sectors that pose particular threats to U.S. national security. This includes requiring notification and potentially prohibiting certain transactions.
- Imposing sanctions on Chinese military companies and prohibiting the use of federal funds to purchase goods or services from them.
- Enacting provisions from Executive Order 13959 into law to address the threat from securities investments that finance Communist Chinese military companies.
- Imposing sanctions on foreign persons that knowingly engage in significant intellectual property theft from U.S. persons.
- Restricting certain Chinese entities and individuals from receiving U.S. visas and revoking existing visas.
- Prohibiting the use of U.S. funds to support, allow, or facilitate the negotiation or approval of waiving intellectual property rights at the World Trade Organization.
- Establishing new authorities to regulate or prohibit mobile applications or software programs that engage in the theft or unauthorized transmission of user data to China, foreign adversaries, or state sponsors of terrorism.
- Requiring certain disclosures from institutions of higher education regarding foreign gifts and contracts.
- Imposing sanctions on senior Chinese Communist Party officials that engage in malign activities.
- Authorizing the negotiation of a free trade agreement with Taiwan, the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.
The bill also includes provisions related to energy, defense, financial services, immigration, and other matters.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Military Affairs and Security
Sponsors (50)
Kevin Hern (R)*,
Mark Alford (R),
Rick Allen (R),
Jodey Arrington (R),
Brian Babin (R),
Jim Baird (R),
Aaron Bean (R),
Jack Bergman (R),
Tim Burchett (R),
Eric Burlison (R),
Kat Cammack (R),
Ben Cline (R),
Mike Collins (R),
Dan Crenshaw (R),
John Curtis (R),
Jeff Duncan (R),
Neal Dunn (R),
Chuck Edwards (R),
Jake Ellzey (R),
Mike Ezell (R),
Brad Finstad (R),
Chuck Fleischmann (R),
Scott Franklin (R),
Russell Fry (R),
Russ Fulcher (R),
Mike Garcia (R),
Lance Gooden (R),
Marjorie Taylor Greene (R),
Diana Harshbarger (R),
Clay Higgins (R),
French Hill (R),
Mike Kelly (R),
Doug LaMalfa (R),
Doug Lamborn (R),
Nick Langworthy (R),
Lisa McClain (R),
Cory Mills (R),
Alex Mooney (R),
Barry Moore (R),
August Pfluger (R),
Guy Reschenthaler (R),
David Rouzer (R),
Chris Smith (R),
Victoria Spartz (R),
Dale Strong (R),
Tom Tiffany (R),
Jeff Van Drew (R),
Beth Van Duyne (R),
Daniel Webster (R),
Joe Wilson (R),
Last Action
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade. (on 12/17/2024)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/7476/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr7476/BILLS-118hr7476ih.pdf |
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