Bill > HR1504

This bill, known as the China Trade Relations Act of 2025, aims to fundamentally change trade relations with China by withdrawing its normal trade relations (NTR) status and establishing stringent conditions for reinstating it. Specifically, the bill eliminates China's automatic NTR treatment and requires the country to meet numerous human rights, labor, and geopolitical criteria to regain favorable trade status. These criteria include respecting human rights, ceasing systematic economic espionage, protecting Tibet's cultural heritage, allowing international humanitarian access to prisons, ending practices like organ harvesting and forced abortions, and making progress on issues like freedom of expression. The bill mandates that the President submit semi-annual reports to Congress detailing China's compliance with these conditions, with the possibility of a 12-month waiver if significant progress is demonstrated. Additionally, the legislation gives Congress the power to review and potentially disapprove presidential extensions of trade waivers, creating a robust mechanism for ongoing evaluation of China's practices. Essentially, the bill transforms trade relations with China from an automatic process to a conditional, performance-based system strongly tied to human rights and international standards.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1504/all-info