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HR 864 103th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance China Diplomacy Fines (Penalties) Forced labor Government paperwork Human rights Import restrictions International agencies

To prohibit the entry into the United States of items produced, grown, or manufactured in the People's Republic of China with the use of forced labor.

Introduced: February 4, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 10, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Feb 4, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 4, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the importation of Chinese products unless: (1) the Secretary of the Treasury determines that they are not manufactured with the use of forced labor; and (2) such determination is based on certain consultations with international organizations conducting inspections and a certification to the Secretary that a product was not manufactured with the use of forced labor. Requires the United States to use all diplomatic efforts to persuade China to permit representatives of certain international organizations to inspect all facilities holding detainees to assure that products for export are not being produced with the use of forced labor.

Sets forth civil penalties for violations of such prohibition and the making of a false certification.

What's happening now February 10, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 24, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 864: To prohibit the entry into the United States of items produced, grown, or manufactured in the People's Republic of China with the use of forced labor.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-864/
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"H.R. 864: To prohibit the entry into the United States of items produced, grown, or manufactured in the People's Republic of China with the use of forced labor.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-864/.
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H.R. 864, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-864/.
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