HR 4270 116th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Crime prevention Foreign aid and international relief Hong Kong Human rights Law enforcement administration and funding Licensing and registrations Military assistance, sales, and agreements Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent Trade restrictions

PROTECT Hong Kong Act

Introduced: September 10, 2019 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 16, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Oct 15, 2019

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Oct 15, 2019

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 15, 2019

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8124-8125)

Oct 15, 2019

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8124-8125)

Oct 15, 2019

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4270.

Oct 15, 2019

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8124-8127)

Oct 15, 2019

Mr. Sherman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 25, 2019

Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 25, 2019

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Sep 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sep 10, 2019

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Placing Restrictions on Teargas Exports and Crowd Control Technology to Hong Kong Act or the PROTECT Hong Kong Act

This bill directs the President to prohibit the issuance of licenses to export certain defense items and services to the Hong Kong Police Force or the Hong Kong Auxiliary Police Force.

Items subject to the prohibition include defense articles and services on the U.S. Munitions List and certain crime-control and detection technology and software.

The prohibition shall not apply to a particular license if the President certifies to Congress that the covered exports are important to U.S. national interests and foreign policy goals. The prohibitions shall terminate when the President certifies to Congress that (1) the covered Hong Kong forces have not engaged in gross human rights violations for the one-year period leading up to the certification, (2) there has been an independent examination of human rights concerns related to the covered forces' crowd-control tactics, and (3) and the Hong Kong government has adequately addressed such concerns.

The Department of State and the Department of Commerce shall report to Congress as to items subject to the prohibition that have been exported to the Hong Kong forces covered in the bill in the last five years.

What's happening now October 16, 2019

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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