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To prohibit the importation into the United States of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the People's Liberation Army of China or any Chinese defense industrial trading company.

Introduced: June 20, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Jun 20, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 20, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1131)
Jun 20, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Prohibits the importation into the United States of goods manufactured or exported by the People's Liberation Army or Chinese defense industrial trading company.

What's happening now June 20, 1996

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jun 20, 1996
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 20, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3684: To prohibit the importation into the United States of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the People's Liberation Army of China or any Chinese defense industrial trading company.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3684/
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"H.R. 3684: To prohibit the importation into the United States of goods produced, manufactured, or exported by the People's Liberation Army of China or any Chinese defense industrial trading company.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3684/.
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H.R. 3684, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3684/.
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