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HCONRES 78 114th Congress House

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President in consultation with the Department of the Treasury should apply economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that can…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President in consultation with the Department of the Treasury should apply economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that can be linked to cyberattacks against United States entities.

Introduced: September 28, 2015 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Feb 12, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Sep 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Sep 18, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 12, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should apply economic sanctions to Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises as a result of documented Chinese cyberattacks against U.S. entities in order to punish and deter such actions and strengthen U.S. cybersecurity.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 78: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President in consultation with the Department of the Treasury should apply economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that can be linked to cyberattacks against United States entities.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-78/
MLA
"H. Con. Res. 78: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President in consultation with the Department of the Treasury should apply economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that can be linked to cyberattacks against United States entities.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-78/.
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H. Con. Res. 78, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-78/.
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[H. Con. Res. 78: Expressing the sense of Congress that the President in consultation with the Department of the Treasury should apply economic sanctions against Chinese businesses and state-owned enterprises that can be linked to cyberattacks against United States entities.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HCONRES-78/)
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