Various Topics By Date (LEG-5 CONGR-117-2021)

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BY DATE • 2021 o Sept o Oct o NovLEGISLATION SECTION o 1 Overview Topics o 2a/China By Date, etc o 2b/China Running List o 3 Iran o 4 Overall o 5 More Info o Dec o August ▪ HB9 a funding bill; spend an extra $2 billion on border enforcement (Borders) • 2021/08/23 Rep. Greg Bonnen; Texas; Republican ▪ Five Penny Plan (Reasonable Government Spending) • 2021/08/11 Introduced ; Senator Rand Paul; Kentucky; Republican o July ▪ HR4792 [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 ▪ H.R. 4782 Transparency Bill “The PAINTER Act” [Govt-Anti-Corruption, Ethics] • Preventing Anonymous Income by Necessitating Transparency of Executive Relatives Act: Would require the non-dependent children of both the President and Vice-President of the United States to provide financial disclosures • 2021/07/28; 117th Congress; Rep. Mike Waltz, Florida, Republican ▪ S.2527 — 117th Congress (2021-2022) Disclose Government Censorship Act [Censorship] • 2021/07/28 Introduced; Sen. Hagerty; Tennessee; Republican ▪ H.R.4593 [Borders] • To establish a block grant program to enable southwest border States to construct barriers along their borders with Mexico, and for other purposes. • 2021/07/21 Introduced; Rep. Brian Babin; Texas District 36; Republican ▪ S.2374 Iranian Sanctions - Khameni, Sadati • A bill to impose sanctions with respect to the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and Sayyud Ebrahim Raisol-Sadati, who was elected president of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the 2021 presidential election • 2021/07/15 Introduced; Sen. Ted Cruz; Texas; Republican ▪ S.2331 SHIELD Act [Borders] • 2021/07/13; Sen. Ted Cruz and other Republicans; Texas ▪ H.R.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 ▪ H.R.4209 DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act [Borders] • 2021/06/28 Introduced ; Rep. August Fluger; Texas; Republican ▪ H.R. 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 ▪ HR4071 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 ▪ H.Res.493 [Govt. Ethics] • Expressing disapproval of the failure to uphold the constitutional duty to "take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed" and the usurpation of the legislative authority of Congress by the President of the United States. • 2021/06/23; 117th; Rep. Lauren Boebert; Colorado-3; Republican • 2021/06/22 Introduced; Rep. Brad Wenstrup; Ohio; Republican Co-Sponsored by Rep. C. Scot Franklin; Florida; Republican, and others ▪ ▪ H.Res.474 [Govt-Anti-Corruption, Ethics; also, Anti-Terrorism] • Condemning and censuring Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts for defending foreign terrorist organizations and inciting anti-Semitic attacks across the United States. • 2021/06/14 Introduced; Rep. Mike Waltz, Florida, Republican ▪ 1S.2030 Iran Nuclear Treaty Act [Iran] • 2021/06/10 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Ron Johnson; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ S.Res.259 ▪ 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 [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 ▪ H.R.3645 Beijing Winter Olympics Sponsor Accountability Act [China] • 2021/05/28/21; 117th Congress; Rep. Mike Waltz; Florida; Republican ▪ HR3041 [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 ▪ H.R.3390: Chinese Comm. Party Influence Transparency Act [China] • 2021/05/20 Introduced ; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ H.R.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 ▪ S.1635Temporary Family Visitation Act (ie, Visas) [Immigration, Amnesty] • 2021/05/13; 117th; Sen. Rand Paul; Kentucky; Republican ▪ H.R.3174 Migrant Facility Transparency Act of 2021 [Immigration, Amnesty] • 2021/05/13; Rep. August Fluger; Texas; Republican ▪ H.R.3295 Prohibiting TSP Investment in China Act [China] • 2021/05/18 Introduced Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ H.R.3011 Holding Chinese Military Companies Accountable Act [China] • 2021/05/07 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ H.R.3041 [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 ▪ H.R.3044 [China] • China Financial Threat Mitigation Act of 2021 • 2021/05/07; 117th; Rep. Anthony Gonzalez; Ohio-16; Republican ▪ o April ▪ .R.2802 American Border Rescue Plan Act [Borders] • 2021/04/22 Introduced ; Rep. August Fluger; Texas; Republican ▪ S.1260 The United States Innovation and Competition Act [China, etc.] • 2021/04/20; Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ▪ S.1138 [China] • Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021 • 2021/04/15; Sen. Edward Markey; 117th; MA; Democrat ▪ Bill H.R.2321: Border Surge Response and Resilience Act [Borders] • 2021/04/01 Introduced; Rep. Andrew Clyde; Georgia-9; Republican o March ▪ H.R. 6, American Dream and Promise Act of 2021. [Immigration, Amnesty] • 2021/03/26; 117th; Rep. Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin; Republican ▪ S.1060 [China] • Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act • 2021/03/25 Introduced; 117th; Sen. Marco Rubio; Florida; Republican ▪ H.R. 1603, Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2021 (Immigration, Amnesty) • 2021/03/22 117th; Rep. Mike Gallagher, Wisconsin; Republican ▪ S.890 Stop Illegal Reentry Act [Borders) • 2021/03/22 Introduced ; Sen. Ted Cruz; Texas; Republican ▪ H.R. 2076: COVID-19 Border Protection Act (CBP) [Borders) • 2021/03/19; 117th; Rep. Andrew S. Clyde; Georgia; Republican ▪ H.R.2015 Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act of 2021 [Reasonable Government Spending) • 2021/03/18 Introduced ; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ H.R.2004 — No Amnesty Act [Amnesty] • 2021/03/18; 117th; Rep. Lauren Boebert; Colorado-3; Republican ▪ S.Res.126 [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.Res.103 [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 ▪ H.R.1626: State Border Security Reimbursement Act of 2021 [Borders) o 2021/03/08 Introduced; Rep Dan Crenshaw; Texas o February ▪ H.R.1214 Countering Chinese Propaganda Act [China] • 2021/02/23 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican ▪ H.R.1093 Stop Funding the PLA Act [China] • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Jim Banks; Indiana; Republican • *(PLA=People’s Liberation Army of China) ▪ H.R. 1130: SOS ACT Act [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 ▪ H.J.Res.26 Proposing amendment… requiring Federal budget be balanced. [Reasonable Govt Spending] • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Barry Loudermilk; Georgia; Republican ▪ H.R.1121, Empowering Immigration Courts Act [Immigration, Amnesty] • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ H.R.1131 China Technology Transfer Control Act of 2021 [China] • 2021/02/18 Introduced; Rep. Mark Greene; TN-7; Republican ▪ H.Con.Res.16 [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 ▪ H.R.824 [China] • Stop China’s IP Theft Act • 2021/02/04 Introduced; Rep. Debbie Lesko; Arizona-8; Republican ▪ H.R.753, Serve the People, not the Swamp Act [Govt-Anti-Corruption, Ethics] • 02/03/21 Introduced; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican ▪ H.R.752, Ethics pledge [Govt-Anti-Corruption, Ethics] • 2021/02/03 Introduced ; Rep. Mike Gallagher; Wisconsin; Republican o January • 2019-2020 o H.R. 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. ▪ 2020/04/23 Introduced; Rep. Mark Greene; TN; Republican o H.R.1609: Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act ▪ Introduced 2019/03; Rep. Dan Crenshaw; Texas; Republican o S. 731 Anti-Border Corruption Improvement Act ▪ Former Senator Martha McSally R-AZ o HR6598 SOS ACT o 2020/04/20; 116th; Mark E. Green; Tennessee-7; Republican o H.R.6519: Holding the Chinese Communist Party Accountable for Infecting Americans Act of 2020 o 2020/04/17 Introduced; Rep. Dan Crenshaw; Texas; Republican Updates: 2021/09/12 PAGE STARTED-Legislation-Dates page material pulled from original legislation (general overview) page;