China
US Congress 116th Congress
Telecommunications Denial Order Enforcement Act [HB-602]
[Telecommunications ]
[Trade ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[International ]
Directs the President to determine annually whether telecommunications companies domiciled in China, including Huawei and ZTE, have violated U.S. export controls or sanctions. If a violation is found, the President must impose appropriate penalties. Chinese subsidiaries of foreign companies are excluded from the bill. The bill also prohibits executive agencies from reducing any penalty imposed on a Chinese telecommunications company for violating a sanction or export control, unless the President certifies that the company has not violated U.S.
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Matt Gaetz
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
Spread the world
Gettr US Congress 116th Congress
Denying Chinese Investors Access to U.S. Small Business Aid Act [HB-595]
[Small Business ]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
Prohibits the Small Business Administration from providing aid, counsel, or assistance to a small business concern that (1) is headquartered in China, or (2) has more than 25% of voting stock owned by citizens of China.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chris Collins
Introduced In House on 01/16/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-266]
[Small Business ]
[Healthcare ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Economic Development ]
Responds to the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) outbreak by providing additional funding for small business loans, health care providers, and COVID-19 testing. DIVISION A--SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS (Sec. 101) This division provides additional lending authority for certain Small Business Administration (SBA) programs in response to COVID-19. Specifically, the division increases the authority for (1) the Paycheck Protection Program, under which the SBA may guarantee certain loans to small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) advances
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Betty McCollum
Became Public Law No: 116-139. (txt | Pdf) on 04/24/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
United States-Mexico Economic Partnership Act [HB-133]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Economic Development ]
[Energy ]
[Healthcare ]
[Education ]
Directs the Department of State to develop a strategy to enhance economic cooperation and expand professional and educational exchange programs between the United States and Mexico. The State Department shall develop strategies to encourage more academic exchanges between the countries, as well as exchanges to encourage strengthening business skills and entrepreneurship. The State Department shall also promote energy infrastructure coordination and educational development. It shall also assess ways to develop partnerships between the countries'
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. David N. Cicilline
Became Public Law No: 116-260. on 12/27/2020
Spread the world
US Congress 116th Congress
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 [HB-21]
[Agriculture ]
[Environmental ]
[Finance ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Healthcare ]
[Housing ]
[International ]
[Science ]
[Food ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Insurance ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Aerospace ]
Provides FY2019 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 6 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills: the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2019; the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2019; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. on 01/08/2019
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
UIGHUR Act of 2018 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018 [HB-7384]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
UIGHUR Act of 2018 Uighur Intervention and Global Humanitarian Unified Response Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 12/20/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
A joint resolution supporting a Diplomatic Solution in Yemen and Condemning the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [SJR-69]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Defense ]
[Military ]
A joint resolution supporting a Diplomatic Solution in Yemen and Condemning the Murder of Jamal Khashoggi. This joint resolution expresses the Senate's belief that Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is responsible for the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. It criticizes Saudi Arabia's cooperation with, and military equipment purchases from, Russia and China as challenges to the country's long-term relationship with the United States. The joint resolution calls for an immediate cease-fire in the civil war in Yemen and for the two
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Jack Reed
Received In The House. on 12/19/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 [S.1901]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
LEED Act Leverage to Enhance Effective Diplomacy Act of 2017 This bill directs the President to: (1) impose property-blocking sanctions against the North Korean government, business entities that trade with North Korea, including specified Chinese entities, and affiliated persons or entities; (2) prohibit the opening, and strictly control the maintaining in the United States, of correspondent or payable-through accounts by a foreign financial institution that assisted in the importation, sale, or transfer of North Korean goods or services; and (3)
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Sen. Edward J. Markey
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute And An Amendment To The Title. Without Written Report. on 12/07/2017
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Recognizing the need for China to maintain its ban on rhinoceros and tiger parts. [HR-1177]
[Animals ]
[International ]
[Trade ]
[Human Rights ]
Recognizing the need for China to maintain its ban on rhinoceros and tiger parts.
Sponsored by: Rep. Henry Cuellar
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 12/12/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 [HB-7123]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[National Security ]
Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2018 This bill directs various U.S. government bodies to prepare reports on China's treatment of the Uyghurs, a predominantly Muslim Turkic ethnic group. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence shall report to Congress on issues including the security threats caused by the Chinese government's reported crackdown on the Uyghur population in Xinjiang province. The Federal Bureau of Investigation shall report on topics such as its efforts to protect ethnic Uyghurs and Chinese nationals in the United States
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald E. Connolly
Introduced In House on 11/13/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Combatting Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2018 [HB-7091]
[Crime ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Public Safety ]
Combatting Illicit Fentanyl Act of 2018
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 10/26/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
ZTE Theft Act Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act [HB-7036]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Trade ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Law Enforcement ]
ZTE Theft Act Zero Tolerance for Electronics Theft Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Chabot
Referred To The Subcommittee On Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. on 11/15/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act [S.3361]
[Trade ]
[International ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Economic Development ]
Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Marco Rubio
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 08/21/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
A resolution calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea. [SR-598]
[International ]
[Trade ]
A resolution calling upon the United States Senate to give its advice and consent to the ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/30/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. [HR-976]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[National Security ]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that complete, verifiable, and irreversible human rights improvements in the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea should be part of a United States strategy for a nuclear-free Korean peninsula and a free and open Indo-Pacific region. Requests that the President include complete and verifiable human rights improvements in North Korea as part of the U.S. negotiating strategy with North Korea, China, and regional allies.
Sponsored by: Rep. Gus M. Bilirakis
Introduced In House on 06/28/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 [S.3153]
[National Security ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Defense ]
Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Burr
By Senator Burr From Select Committee On Intelligence Filed Written Report. Report No. 115-298. Additional Views Filed. on 07/11/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act [HB-6237]
[Cybersecurity ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Crime ]
Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 Matthew Young Pollard Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2018 and 2019 Stop Terrorist Use of Virtual Currencies Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Devin Nunes
Received In The Senate. on 07/16/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 [HB-3776]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
[National Security ]
[Data Privacy ]
Cyber Diplomacy Act of 2017 This bill sets forth U.S. international cyberspace policy, in furtherance specifically of the promotion of an open, interoperable, reliable, unfettered, and secure Internet governed by a model that promotes human rights, democracy, and the rule of law, while respecting privacy and guarding against deception, fraud, and theft. The bill includes the establishment of an Office of Cyber Issues in the Department of State. The President is encouraged to enter into executive arrangements with foreign governments that support
(continued...)
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Committee On Foreign Relations. Reported By Senator Corker With An Amendment In The Nature Of A Substitute. Without Written Report. on 06/28/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes. [HCR-124]
[International ]
[Human Rights ]
Expressing the sense of Congress that the United States should resume normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, and for other purposes. Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should: (1) abandon the One China Policy in favor of a One China, One Taiwan Policy that recognizes Taiwan's independence; and (2) begin the process of resuming normal diplomatic relations with Taiwan.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Rohrabacher
Introduced In House on 06/20/2018
Spread the world
US Congress 115th Congress
Expressing solidarity with the Tuidang Movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. [HR-932]
[Human Rights ]
[International ]
[Religion ]
Expressing solidarity with the Tuidang Movement whereby Chinese citizens renounce their ties to the Chinese Communist Party and its affiliates, and calling for an immediate end to the campaign to persecute Falun Gong practitioners. Calls upon the Chinese Communist Party to cease its persecution of Falun Gong. Supports the Tuidang Movement and its pursuit of a free and democratic government in China.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Introduced In House on 06/08/2018