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H.R. 2565 116th Congress House

U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Act of 2019

Official title: To implement the recommendations of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 7, 2019 Introduced by: Brad Sherman Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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May 31, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
May 8, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
May 7, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Armed Services, and Energy and Commerce, 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.
May 7, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 31, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Act of 2019

This bill calls for various reports to Congress on China-related topics and revises labeling requirements under the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938.

Various agencies shall report on

  • whether the United States should file a complaint with the World Trade Organization against China and on China's trade-distorting practices;
  • efforts to prosecute Chinese Communist Party (CCP) affiliates who threaten or coerce U.S. residents;
  • Chinese bases in other countries and how such bases affect freedom of navigation, sea control, and U.S. interests;
  • the Chinese Coast Guard and whether it is being used as a coercive tool in the East China Sea and South China Sea;
  • steps to ensure deployment of fifth generation mobile networks (5G networks) and the threats posed by Chinese 5G equipment and services;
  • U.S.-China technical cooperation and related threats such as intellectual property theft; and
  • China's enforcement of sanctions against North Korea.

The bill also calls for annual reports on

  • supply chain risks associated with China, in particular involving communications and mobile technologies and equipment; and
  • CCP influence and propaganda activities in the United States.

The bill also establishes that informational materials that must be labeled as distributed by a foreign principal shall be labeled as such on the first page in the languages used in the document.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 987 Identical bill U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 9
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 18, 2020
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Aug 30, 2019
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Aug 30, 2019
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Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Jun 13, 2019
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Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · Jun 3, 2019
Meadows, Mark
· May 16, 2019
Gallagher, Mike
· May 7, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2565: U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2565/
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"H.R. 2565: U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2565/.
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H.R. 2565, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2565/.
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