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Hong Kong Autonomy Act

Introduced: June 1, 2020 Introduced by: Sherman, Brad Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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.
Jun 1, 2020
Introduced in House
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Hong Kong Autonomy Act

This bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy.

Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty to China; and (2) the Basic Law, Hong Kong's constitutional document.

The Department of State shall report annually to Congress information about (1) foreign individuals and entities that materially contributed to China's failure to comply with the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law; and (2) foreign financial institutions that knowingly conducted a significant transaction with such identified individuals and entities. An individual, entity, or financial institution may be excluded from this report for various reasons, such as to protect an intelligence source.

The President may impose property-blocking sanctions on an individual or entity named in a report, and visa-blocking sanctions on a named individual. Such sanctions are mandatory if an individual or entity is named in two reports. The President shall impose various sanctions on a financial institution named in a report, such as prohibiting the institution from receiving loans from a U.S. financial institution.

The President may waive or terminate the imposition of sanctions under this bill. Congress may override such a waiver or termination by passing a joint resolution of disapproval.

What's happening now June 1, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Financial Services, Ways and Means, and Rules, 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 7440 Related bill Hong Kong Autonomy Act
  • S 3798 Related bill Hong Kong Autonomy Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 5
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jun 1, 2020
 D
Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Jun 1, 2020
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · Jun 1, 2020
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 1, 2020
 R
Reschenthaler, Guy
Pennsylvania · Jun 1, 2020
Spanberger, Abigail
· Jun 1, 2020
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 1, 2020
Yoho, Ted
· Jun 1, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7083: Hong Kong Autonomy Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7083/
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"H.R. 7083: Hong Kong Autonomy Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7083/.
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H.R. 7083, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7083/.
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