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Defending Elections from Threats by Establishing Redlines Act of 2019 [S.1060]
[Elections ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
Requires the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to report on foreign interference in elections and requires the President to impose sanctions if such interference occurred. Additionally, the President must make various reports, including on foreign interference in elections and the net worth of certain Russian officials.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan M. Collins
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 07/18/2019
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Fentanyl Sanctions Act [S.1044]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Public Health ]
[Crime ]
Establishes programs to address illicit opioid trafficking and imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in such activities. The President shall impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities identified as opioid traffickers or those that own, control, or supply opioid precursors. The sanctions include bans on (1) receiving loans, (2) foreign exchange transactions, (3) property transactions, and (4) certain investments that fall under U.S. jurisdiction. The President may waive sanctions on certain parties for national
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Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein
Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/04/2019
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Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 [HB-2002]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Trade ]
[Military ]
Directs the Department of State to review its guidance governing U.S.-Taiwan relations and to reissue such guidance to the relevant executive branch departments and agencies. It also directs the State Department to report to Congress on the results of the review and on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act, which states that it is U.S. policy to allow and encourage engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese officials. The bill states that Taiwan is an important part of U.S. strategy in the region and urges the United States to conduct regular transfers
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Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 05/08/2019
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A concurrent resolution recognizing that Chinese telecommunications companies such as Huawei and ZTE pose serious threats to the national security of the United States and its allies. [SCR-10]
[Telecommunications ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
[Defense ]
This concurrent resolution recognizes Chinese telecommunications companies, specifically Huawei and ZTE, as significant threats to national security. The resolution calls on the United States and its allies to limit the risks associated with use of these companies' products, primarily by identifying effective and reliable alternatives.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Risch With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And With An Amended Preamble. Without Written Report. on 07/09/2019
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CONFUCIUS Act Concerns Over Nations Funding University Campus Institutes in the United States Act [S.939]
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[International ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government. Specifically, the bill establishes requirements for postsecondary educational institutions that receive federal funding and that have contracts or agreements with Confucius Institutes. The contracts or agreements must include clear provisions that (1) protect the academic freedom of the institutions; (2) prohibit the application of foreign law on the institutions'
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Received In The House. on 06/15/2020
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Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act [S.945]
[Finance ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Requires certain issuers of securities to establish that they are not owned or controlled by a foreign government. Specifically, an issuer must make this certification if the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is unable to audit specified reports because the issuer has retained a foreign public accounting firm not subject to inspection by the board. Furthermore, if the board is unable to inspect the issuer's public accounting firm for three consecutive years, the issuer's securities are banned from trade on a national exchange or through
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Sponsored by: Sen. Kevin Cramer
Became Public Law No: 116-222. (txt | Pdf) on 12/18/2020
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E-FRONTIER Act Eliminate From Regulators Opportunities to Nationalize The Internet in Every Respect Act [S.918]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
Constrains the President and executive agencies from constructing, operating, or offering wholesale or retail service on a broadband network unless given authority to do so by Congress. The Government Accountability Office must study and report on potential threats facing U.S. broadband networks from China, Iran, Russia, and other foreign adversaries and the risks of using foreign equipment and services in U.S. broadband networks.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto
Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. Reported By Senator Wicker With Amendments. With Written Report No. 116-66. on 07/25/2019
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Taiwan Assurance Act of 2019 [S.878]
[Defense ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Military ]
Directs the President to review the Department of State's guidance on diplomatic practice with Taiwan and to reissue such guidance to the relevant executive branch departments and agencies. It also directs the President to report to Congress on the results of the review and on the implementation of the Taiwan Travel Act, which states that it is U.S. policy to allow and encourage engagement between U.S. and Taiwanese officials. The Department of Defense shall make efforts to include Taiwanese forces in bilateral and multilateral military exercises
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 03/26/2019
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National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act [HB-1865]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Funding ]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Housing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Public Safety ]
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Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 8 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Legislative
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Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 116-94. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States One-China Policy does not commit it to the People's Republic of China's One-China Principle, and for other purposes. [HR-248]
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[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
This resolution affirms the United States' support of Taiwan and urges the international community and private companies to reject enforcement of the One-China Principle. (Taiwan is self-governing, but China considers it to be a renegade province and has taken actions to encourage countries and international organizations to limit or cut off relations with Taiwan.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Asia, The Pacific And Nonproliferation. on 04/02/2019
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Countering the Chinese Government and Communist Party's Political Influence Operations Act [HB-1811]
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[National Security ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
Directs the Department of State to devise a long-term strategy to counter the Chinese government's political influence operations. The strategy shall seek to counter the ruling Chinese Communist Party's campaigns to corrupt democratic countries and undermine democratic institutions, both in the United States and elsewhere. It shall also seek to increase awareness of such campaigns and help other countries develop the capacity to counter them. The strategy shall also ensure that Chinese nationals living in the United States, as well as Chinese Americans
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Gallagher
Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution, Civil Rights, And Civil Liberties. on 05/03/2019
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SBA Cyber Awareness Act [S.772]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Small Business ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Data Privacy ]
[National Security ]
Addresses the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration (SBA). Specifically, it requires the SBA to report annually to Congress on (1) an assessment of SBA's information technology (IT) and cybersecurity; (2) a strategy to increase such cybersecurity; (3) a detailed account of SBA's IT component or system manufactured by a company located in the People's Republic of China; and (4) any SBA major incident that occurred during two years before the report, including SBA's actions to respond to or remediate it.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Reported By Senator Rubio With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 04/01/2019
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Protect Our Universities Act of 2019 [HB-1678]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Science ]
[Defense ]
[Artificial Intelligence ]
Restricts student participation in sensitive research projects and prohibits the use of certain technologies for such projects. The bill requires each student, prior to participating in a sensitive research project, to provide proof of citizenship to the institution of higher education where the project is being carried out. Specifically, it prohibits students who are citizens of certain countries, including China and Russia, from participating in such a project unless the student applies for and receives approval from the Office of the Director
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Sponsored by: Rep. Don Bacon
Introduced In House on 03/12/2019
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A resolution commending the Government of Canada for upholding the rule of law and expressing concern over actions by the Government of the People's Republic of China in response to a request from the United States Government to the Government of Canada for the extradition of a Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. executive. [SR-96]
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[Technology and Innovation ]
[Human Rights ]
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This resolution commends Canada for upholding the rule of law and complying with its obligations under its extradition treaty with the United States, in connection with Canada's arrest Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. It also expresses the Senate's concern over China's arbitrary and abusive treatment of Canadian nationals in response to Meng's detention, and calls for the immediate release of those individuals. (The United States requested the arrest of Meng, who stands accused of various crimes under U.S. law.)
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Menendez
Resolution Agreed To In Senate Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Unanimous Consent. (consideration: Cr S2701; Text: Cr 3/6/2019 S1710) on 05/07/2019
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Combating Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2019 [HB-1542]
[Crime ]
[International ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Health ]
[National Security ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
Directs the Department of State and the Department of the Treasury to annually report to Congress identifying each person in China, including government officials, involved in fentanyl production and its trafficking into the United States.
Sponsored by: Rep. Thomas R. Suozzi
Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 04/08/2019
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Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019 [HB-1471]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Energy ]
Imposes requirements that must be fulfilled before a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may come into effect. Before such an agreement may come into effect (1) the President must report to Congress on various topics, including whether Saudi Arabia has been transparent in its investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and (2) Congress must enact a joint resolution stating approval of the agreement.
Sponsored by: Rep. James P. McGovern
Introduced In House on 02/28/2019
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Import Tax Relief Act of 2019 [HB-1452]
[Trade ]
[Taxes ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Inflation ]
Requires the President to establish a process by which certain articles imported from China may be excluded from duties. Specifically, the bill requires the creation of a process whereby U.S. entities may request that articles imported from China be excluded from duties imposed under the Trade Act of 1974. Such an exclusion must be based on a determination that the article can easily be excluded by U.S. Customs and Border Protection and that (1) the article is not commercially available outside of China or produced at a cost-competitive price, (2)
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ann M. Kuster
Introduced In House on 02/28/2019
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Recognizing Chinese railroad workers who worked on the Transcontinental Railroad from 1865 to 1869, and their important contribution to the growth of the United States. [HR-165]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Construction ]
[Immigration ]
This resolution (1) recognizes the Chinese railroad workers for their contributions to the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad and the growth of the United States; (2) honors the Chinese railroad workers who lost their lives working in the Sierra Nevada Mountains; and (3) acknowledges the Chinese railroad workers for all the risks they faced, while enduring discrimination and unequal pay and treatment, to complete the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.
Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Railroads, Pipelines, And Hazardous Materials. on 03/01/2019
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Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019 [S.612]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Energy ]
Imposes requirements that must be fulfilled before a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may come into effect. Before such an agreement may come into effect (1) the President must report to Congress on various topics, including whether Saudi Arabia has been transparent in its investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and (2) Congress must enact a joint resolution stating approval of the agreement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/28/2019
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Saudi Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 2019 [S.612]
[International ]
[National Security ]
[Energy ]
Imposes requirements that must be fulfilled before a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement with Saudi Arabia may come into effect. Before such an agreement may come into effect (1) the President must report to Congress on various topics, including whether Saudi Arabia has been transparent in its investigation into the death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi; and (2) Congress must enact a joint resolution stating approval of the agreement.
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 02/28/2019