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HR 3498 117th Congress House Foreign Trade and International Finance Asia Bank accounts, deposits, capital Budget deficits and national debt China Congressional oversight Department of Commerce Economic performance and conditions Employee benefits and pensions Executive agency funding and structure Foreign and international banking Foreign and international corporations Foreign loans and debt Government studies and investigations Interest, dividends, interest rates International monetary system and foreign exchange Research and development U.S. and foreign investments

DATA Act

Introduced: May 25, 2021 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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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May 25, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 25, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Documenting Adversarial Trade Aggression Act or the DATA Act

This bill requires the Department of Commerce to establish a China Economic Data Coordination Center within the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

The center must collect, synthesize, and report on specified Chinese economic data regarding developments in China's financial markets and U.S. exposure to risks and vulnerabilities in China's financial system.

What's happening now May 25, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3498: DATA Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3498/
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"H.R. 3498: DATA Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3498/.
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H.R. 3498, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3498/.
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