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HR 2899 112th Congress House

Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure open and free journalism access in the People's Republic of China by establishing a reciprocal relations… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to ensure open and free journalism access in the People's Republic of China by establishing a reciprocal relationship between the number of visas issued to state-controlled media workers in China and in the United States.

Introduced: October 13, 2011 See on congress.gov
Immigration AsiaBroadcasting Board of GovernorsChinaForeign labor
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It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2012
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement.
Sep 12, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 12, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2012

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011 - Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit the number of I-visas (foreign media) issued to state-controlled media workers from China to the number of visas issued by China to U.S. nationals who are employees of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) and who seek to enter China solely to engage in such vocation.

Requires revocation of a sufficient number of I-visas issued to Chinese state media workers in order to reach parity with the number of visas issued by China for BBG employees seeking entry to China.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jun 26, 2012
McCotter, Thaddeus
· Oct 13, 2011
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 13, 2011
WOLF, FRANK
· Oct 11, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Sep 12, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2899: Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2899/
MLA
"H.R. 2899: Chinese Media Reciprocity Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2899/.
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H.R. 2899, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2899/.
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