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S. 2117 116th Congress Senate

Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019

Official title: A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to remove Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. from the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security.

Introduced: July 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 15, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019

This bill restricts the Department of Commerce from removing Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) from the list of entities subject to license requirements for exports. Commerce may remove Huawei from the list only after certifying to Congress that (1) Huawei has neither violated U.S. or U.N. sanctions for five years nor stolen U.S. intellectual property during that time, and (2) Huawei poses no ongoing threat to U.S. telecommunications or infrastructure or the infrastructure of U.S. allies.

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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jul 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2117: Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2117/
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"S. 2117: Huawei Prohibition Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2117/.
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S. 2117, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2117/.
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