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HR 5661 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Asia China Computers and information technology Foreign and international corporations Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Telephone and wireless communication

To prohibit the sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders.

Introduced: January 21, 2020 Introduced by: Banks, Jim Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
Jan 21, 2020
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits sharing U.S. intelligence with countries that permit within their national borders the use of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology. (Huawei is a Chinese telecommunications company with suspected ties to the Chinese government.)

What's happening now January 21, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 9
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Baird, James R.
Indiana · Mar 9, 2020
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Mar 3, 2020
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 3, 2020
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Feb 3, 2020
Flores, Bill
· Feb 3, 2020
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 3, 2020
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Feb 3, 2020
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Scott, Austin
Georgia · Jan 28, 2020
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 24, 2020
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 24, 2020
Cheney, Liz
· Jan 21, 2020
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5661: To prohibit the sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5661/
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"H.R. 5661: To prohibit the sharing of United States intelligence with countries that permit operation of Huawei fifth generation telecommunications technology within their borders.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5661/.
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H.R. 5661, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5661/.
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