HR 2565
116th Congress
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Computer security and identity theft
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U.S.–China Economic and Security Review Act of 2019
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4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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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Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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Committees of jurisdiction
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- Armed Services Committee
- Communications and Technology Subcommittee
- Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
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