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HR 3945 117th Congress House International Affairs

General Secretary Act

Introduced: June 16, 2021 Introduced by: Perry, Scott Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jun 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jun 16, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

General Secretary Act

This bill prohibits the federal government from creating or disseminating documents that refer to China's head of state as anything other than General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party or General Secretary.

What's happening now August 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jun 16, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Jun 16, 2021
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Jun 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3945: General Secretary Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3945/
MLA
"H.R. 3945: General Secretary Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3945/.
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H.R. 3945, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3945/.
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[H.R. 3945: General Secretary Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3945/)
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