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CTF Act

Introduced: October 23, 2020 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
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Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Oct 21, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Oct 20, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Space, and Technology, Financial Services, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, Education and Labor, the Budget, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Transportation and Infrastructure, Oversight and Reform, House Administration, Small Business, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Oct 20, 2020
Introduced in House
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China Task Force Act or the CTF Act

This bill enacts specified legislation related to China and other issues, including legislation (1) authorizing activities to counter the global malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party, (2) prohibiting certain imports from China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous region and imposing sanctions on those responsible for human rights violations there, (3) authorizing the Department of State to make publicly available certain records relating to a visa denial based on an alien's involvement in human rights violations, (4) authorizing the State Department and the U.S. Agency for International Development to prioritize and advance global efforts to reduce marine debris and plastic waste, and (5) authorizing targets to increase total domestic wood growth for capturing and storing carbon.

What's happening now October 21, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 12: CTF Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-12/
MLA
"H.R. 12: CTF Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-12/.
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H.R. 12, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-12/.
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[H.R. 12: CTF Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-12/)
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