CHINA-By Bill, Date (LEG-3a CONGR-117-2021-2022; Some 2020)

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Although a bill did not receive a vote, the ideas and information contained in the bill can be useful. Sources: congress.gov; govtrack.us; OpenSecrets.org, trackbill.com and individual congress person website dot gov, some news articles; Publica BY BILL (CHINA) List of Bills, etc. in this section Senate S 103/Scott-R-FL S 126/Rubio-R-FL S.Res.204 S.Res.259/Markey-D-Massachusettes S.Res.296/Daines-R-MT S.413 S.785 S.993 S 1060/Rubio-R-FL S.1062 S 1138/Markey-D-MA S 1260/Schumer-D-NY S.1657/Rubio- R-FL S.2171/Sasse-R-NE S.1754 House H.Con.Res.16/Reschenthaler-R-FL H.Con.Res.36/Barr-R-KY HR 162/Waltz-R-FL HR 456/Bera-D-CA HR 500/Gallagher-R-WI HR 824/Lesko-R-AZ HR 954/Stefanik-R-NY HR 992/Good-R-VA HR 1093/Banks-R-IN HR 1130/Green-R-TN HR 1131/Greene-R-TN HR 1137/Jackson-R-TX HR 1214/Banks-R-IN HR 2169/Smith-R-MO HR 2273/Steube-R-FL HR 2479/Murphy-D-FL HR 2329/McCaul-R-TX HR 3011/Banks-R-IN HR 3041/Franklin-R-FL HR 3044/Gonzalez-R-OH HR 3295/Banks-R-IN HR 3390/Gallagher-R-WI HR 3645/Waltz-R-FL HR 3695/Castro-D-TX HR4071/Franklin-R-FL HR 4361/Gallagher-R-WI HR 4792/Jul/Banks-R-IN HR 6598/Greene-R-TN HR 6519/Crenshaw-R-TX-2020 BY DATE (CHINA) • 2021 o Sept o August o July ▪ HR 4792 [China] • To counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. • 2021/07/29 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ HR 4361 [China] • To prohibit the issuance of F or J visas to researchers affiliated with Chinese People’s Liberation Army. • 2021/07/06 Introduced; Rep. Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin; Republican o June ▪ HR 500 [China] • Condemning the Chinese Communist Party for 100 years of gross violations of human rights and standing with the Chinese people in their struggle for liberty. • 2021/06/25 Introduced; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ S Res.296 [China] • A resolution remembering, as the world acknowledges the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Community Party, the countless lives the Chinese Communist Party has destroyed and the people currently living in fear of its tyrannical ambitions. • 2021/06/24 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Steve Daines; Montana; Republican ▪ HR 4071 Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2021 [China] • 2021/06/22 Introduced; Rep. Brad Wenstrup; Ohio; Republican Co-Sponsored by Rep. C. Scot Franklin; Florida; Republican, and others ▪ S 2171 [China] • A bill to prohibit Presidential appointees from subsequently acting on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies. • 2021/06/22 Introduced; Sen. Ben Sasse; Nebraska; Republican . ▪ HR 456 [China] • Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. • 2021/06/04; 117th; Rep. Ami Bera; Cal-7; Democrat o May ▪ HR 3645 Beijing Winter Olympics Sponsor Accountability Act [China] • 2021/05/28/21; 117th Congress; Rep. Mike Waltz; Florida; Republican ▪ HR 3041 [look into repeat] [Stop Chinese Genocide] [China] • To modify the prohibition on participation of the People's Republic of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China • 2021/05/27 Introduced; Rep. Chris Scot Franklin; Florida; Republican ▪ HR 3390: Chinese Comm. Party Influence Transparency Act [China] • 2021/05/20 Introduced ; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ HR 3295 Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act [China] • 2021/05/18 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ S 1657 South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021 [China] • 2021/05/17; Sen. Marco Rubio; 117th; Florida; Republican ▪ HR 3295 Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act [China] • 2021/05/18 Introduced Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ HR 3011 Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act [China] • 2021/05/07 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ H.R.3041 [look into repeat] [China] • To modify the prohibition on participation of the People's Republic of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China. • 2021/05/07 Introduced; 117th; Rep. Scott C. Franklin; Florida-15; Republican ▪ HR 3044/Gonzalez-R-OH [China] • China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2021 • 2021/05/07; 117th; Rep. Anthony Gonzalez; Ohio-16; Republican ▪ S 1260/Schumer-D-NY The United States Innovation and Competition Act [China, etc.] • 2021/04/20; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ▪ S 1138/Markey-D-MA [China] • Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021 • 2021/04/15; Sen. Edward Markey; 117th; MA; Democrat • ▪ S 1060/Rubio-R-FL [China] • Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act • 2021/03/25 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Marco Rubio; Florida; Republican ▪ S 126/Rubio-R-FL [China] • A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law. • 2021/03/18 Introduced; Sen. Marco Rubio; 117th; Florida; Republican ▪ S 103/Scott-R-FL [Seas-Chinese military force] [China] • A resolution condemning military aggression and use of force by the Chinese Coast Guard against peaceful foreign vessels that purportedly violate the unlawful maritime sovereignty of China. • 2021/03/10 Introduced; Sen. Rick Scott; Florida; Republican o February ▪ HR 1214/Banks-R-IN Countering Chinese Propaganda Act [China] • 2021/02/23 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ HR 1093/Banks-R-IN Stop Funding the PLA Act [China] • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican • *(PLA=People’s Liberation Army of China) ▪ HR 1130/Green-R-TN SOS ACT Act Secure Our Systems Against China's Tactics [China] • Reintroduced see (HR6598) To preserve national security by providing guarantees to investors for investments in businesses at risk of predatory economic tactics by the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. • 2021/02/18; 117th; Mark E. Green; Tennessee-7; Republican ▪ HR 1131/Greene-R-TN China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021 [China] • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Mark Greene; TN-7; Republican ▪ H Con Res 16/Reschenthaler-R-FL [China] • Urging that the International Olympic Committee rebid the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee should not participate if the Games are held in the People's Republic of China and that the United States Government should lead an international boycott if the Games are held in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. • 2021/02/11 Introduced; 117th; Guy Reschenthaler.; Florida-6; Republican ▪ HR 824/Lesko-R-AZ [China] • Stop China’s IP Theft Act • 2021/02/04 Introduced; Rep. Debbie Lesko; Arizona-8; Republican o January 2019-2020 o HR 6598/Greene-R-TN-2020 [China] ▪ SOS ACT Act Act To preserve national security by providing guarantees to investors for investments in businesses at risk of predatory economic tactics by the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. ▪ 2020/04/20 or 23 Introduced; Rep. Mark Greene; TN; Republican o HR 6519/Crenshaw-R-TX-2020 Holding Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 ▪ 2020/04/17 Introduced; Rep. Dan Crenshaw; Texas; Republican ----------- BY TOPIC Maritime • SR 103/Scott-R-FL A resolution condemning military aggression and use of force by the Chinese Coast Guard against peaceful foreign vessels that purportedly violate the unlawful maritime sovereignty of China. 2021/03/10 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Rick Scott; Florida; Republican Committees: Senate - Foreign Relations • S.1657 o South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021 o 2021/05/17; Sen. Marco Rubio; 117th; Florida; Republican ▪ HR 3041/Franklin-R-FL To modify the prohibition on participation of the People's Republic of China in Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercises to include cessation of genocide by China • 2021/05/27 or 05/07; 117th; Introduced; Rep. Chris Scot Franklin; Florida-15; Republican Military, Military Companies ▪ HR 3011/Banks-R-IN Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act • 2021/05/07 Introduced ; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ HR 1137/Jackson-R-TX — 117th Congress (2021-2022) ▪ Opposing Business with Chinese Military Companies Act Sponsor: Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (Introduced 02/18/2021) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Chinese Theft • HR4792 To counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. ▪ 2021/07/29 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican • HR 824/Lesko-R-AZ o Stop China’s IP Theft Act o 2021/02/04 Introduced; Rep. Debbie Lesko; Arizona-8; Republican • HR 1131/Green-R-TN — 117th Congress (2021-2022) February China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021 • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (Introduced 02/18/2021) Cosponsors: (3) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Ways and Means Interference, Malign Influence, Propaganda • HR 4792/Banks-R-IN To counter the malign influence and theft perpetuated by the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party. ▪ 2021/07/29 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican • HR 3390/Gallagher-R-WI Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act o 2021/05/20 Introduced ; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican • HR 1214/Banks-R-IN Countering Chinese Propaganda Act o 2021/02/23 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican • HR 2329/McCaul-R-TX — 117th Congress (2021-2022) April Countering Chinese Communist Party Malign Influence Act • 2021/04/01 Introduced; Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (Introduced 04/01/2021) Cosponsors: (1) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Censorship • HR 3695/Castro-D-TX To establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes. o 2021/06/04 Introduced; 117th; Sponsor: Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (Introduced 06/04/2021) Cosponsors: (1)Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Banks, Finance Related, Financial Threat ▪ HR 3295/Banks-R-IN Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act • 2021/05/18 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ HR 3044/Gonzalez-R-OH • China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2021 • 2021/05/07; 117th; Rep. Anthony Gonzalez; Ohio-16; Republican ▪ HR 1093/Banks-R-IN Stop Funding the PLA Act • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican • HR 954/Stefanik-R-NY Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act [Also listed under Research] o 2021/02/08 introduced; Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology • HR 992/Good-R-VA— 117th Congress (2021-2022) February o No Taxpayer Funding for the Chinese Communist Party Act of 2021 2021/02/11 Introduced; 117th; Sponsor: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] (Introduced 02/11/2021) Cosponsors: (12) Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology; Foreign Affairs • HR 2169/Smith-R-MO— 117th Congress (2021-2022) Preventing SBA Assistance from Going to China Act 2021/03/23 Introduced; Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] (Introduced 03/23/2021) Cosponsors: (5) Committees: House - Small Business SOS • HR 6598 SOS ACT Act Act To preserve national security by providing guarantees to investors for investments in businesses at risk of predatory economic tactics by the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. • HR 1130/Green-R-TN • SOS ACT Act; reintroduced see HR6598 below To preserve national security by providing guarantees to investors for investments in businesses at risk of predatory economic tactics by the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. o 2021/02/18 Introduced; 117th; Mark E. Green; Tennessee-7; Republican Fair Trade • S 1060/Rubio-R-FL ▪ Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act ▪ 2021/03/25 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Marco Rubio; Florida; Republican Visa Issuance Research o H.R.4361: To prohibit the issuance of F or J visas to researchers affiliated with Chinese People’s Liberation Army. ▪ 2021/07/06 Introduced; Rep. Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin; Republican Latin America, Caribbean HR 2479/Murphy-D-FL— 117th Congress (2021-2022) Assessing China’s Presence and Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean Act of 2021 2021/04/13 Introduced; Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7] (Introduced 04/13/2021) Cosponsors: (4) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs Latest Action: House - 04/13/2021 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. (All Actions) Human Rights Violations, Tyranny against Citizens, Honoring Victims • HR 500/Gallagher-R-WI Condemning the Chinese Communist Party for 100 years of gross violations of human rights and standing with the Chinese people in their struggle for liberty. • 2021/06/25 Introduced; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican • SR 296/Daines-R-MT o A resolution remembering, as the world acknowledges the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Community Party, the countless lives the Chinese Communist Party has destroyed and the people currently living in fear of its tyrannical ambitions. o 2021/06/24 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Steve Daines; Montana; Republican ▪ S.Res.259/Markey-D-Massachusettes • A resolution remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Community Party, and for other purposes. • 2021/06/08 Introduced; Sen. Edward Markey; Massach; Democrat • H.Res.456/Bera-D-CA ▪ Remembering the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre and condemning the continued and intensifying crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within the People's Republic of China, including the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, by the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. ▪ 2021/06/04; 117th; Rep. Ami Bera; Cal-7; Democrat Presidential Appointees Should Not Work for China S.2171/Sasse-R-NE • A bill to prohibit Presidential appointees from subsequently acting on behalf of the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies. • 2021/06/22 Introduced; Sen. Ben Sasse; Nebraska; Republican Research Related ▪ HR 4071/Franklin-R-FL Foreign Gain-of-Function Research Prevention Act of 2021 • 2021/06/22 Introduced; Rep. Brad Wenstrup; Ohio; Republican Co-Sponsored by Rep. C. Scot Franklin; Florida; Republican, and others ▪ HR 954/Stefanik-R-NY— 117th Congress (2021-2022) February ▪ Chinese Research Funds Accounting Act Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (Introduced 02/08/2021) Cosponsors: (20) Committees: House - Science, Space, and Technology ▪ Innovation, Competition ▪ S 1260/Schumer-D-NY The United States Innovation and Competition Act o 2021/04/20 Introduced; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer World Olympics • HR 3645/Waltz-R-FL Beijing Winter Olympics Sponsor Accountability Act o 2021/05/28; 117th Congress; Rep. Mike Waltz; Florida; Republican • HR 162/Waltz-R-FL — 117th Congress (2021-2022) Urging that the International Olympic Committee rebid the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee should not participate if the Games are held in the People's Republic of China and that the United States Government should lead an international boycott if the Games are held in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. 2021/02/24; 117th; Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6] (Introduced 02/24/2021) Cosponsors: (18) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 02/24/2021 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 5. H.Con.Res.16 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) Urging that the International Olympic Committee rebid the 2022 Olympic Winter Games, and expressing the sense of Congress that the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee should not participate if the Games are held in the People's Republic of China and that the United States Government should lead an international boycott if the Games are held in the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (Introduced 02/11/2021) Cosponsors: (0) Committees: House - Foreign Affairs; Oversight and Reform Latest Action: House - 02/11/2021 Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee... (All Actions) Hong Kong • SR 126/Rubio-R-FL ▪ A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, including the arrests of pro-democracy activists and repeated violations of the obligations of that Government undertaken in the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1984 and the Hong Kong Basic Law. ▪ 2021/03/18 Introduced; Sen. Marco Rubio; 117th; Florida; Republican Taiwan Exit Bans o S.1138 ▪ Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021 ▪ 2021/04/15; Sen. Edward Markey; 117th; MA; Democrat 2020 ▪ HR6598 SOS ACT ▪ 2020/04/20; 116th; Mark E. Green; Tennessee-7; Republican ▪ H.R.6519: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 ▪ 2020/04/17 Introduced; Rep. Dan Crenshaw; Texas; Republican o --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Updates: 2021/09/14 additions to By Topic section and its index; 2021/09/12-13 PAGE STARTED Legislation/China-By Bill, Date, Topic

o Chinese Theft o Interference, Malign Influence, Propaganda o Censorship o Banks, Finance o Fair Trade o Visa Issuance ▪ Research o Latin America, Caribbean o Human Rights Violations, Tyranny against Citizens o Presidential Appointees should not work for China o World Olympics o Hong Kong o Taiwan o Exit Bans