HR 4792
117th Congress
House
International Affairs
Animal protection and human-animal relationships
Arms control and nonproliferation
Asia
Business expenses
Business investment and capital
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Cell biology and embryology
Chemical and biological weapons
China
Civil actions and liability
Congressional committees
Congressional operations and organization
Congressional oversight
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employee hiring
Espionage and treason
Europe
Countering Communist China Act
Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 3, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
Aug 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Jul 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jul 30, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jul 29, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Oversight and Reform, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Intelligence (Permanent Select), Agriculture, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, Science, Space, and Technology, Natural Resources, Education and Labor, and Armed Services, 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.
Jul 29, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Countering Communist China Act
This bill addresses issues related to China, tax incentives, and other topics.
The bill imposes visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain entities and individuals that (1) are involved in acts of malign disinformation on behalf of a foreign government or political party, or (2) have engaged in a pattern of significant infringement of intellectual property belonging to a U.S. entity or individual. It also authorizes sanctions on developers and owners of software that makes unauthorized transmissions of user data to servers that are located in China and are accessible by China's government.
The bill also
- provides tax incentives for relocating pharmaceutical, medical supply, or medical device manufacturing to the United States, including by allowing accelerated depreciation of nonresidential real property acquired in connection with such relocation;
- eliminates the five-year amortization requirement for research and experimental expenditures scheduled to begin in 2022, thus allowing continued expensing of such expenditures in the taxable years in which they are incurred;
- prohibits an institution of higher education from receiving certain federal funds if the institution has a contractual partnership with an entity controlled by China's government or organized under China's laws;
- modifies presumptions and evidentiary standards in administrative patent validity challenges;
- bars China from asserting sovereign immunity in certain instances;
- requires U.S. representatives to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to take certain actions, such as opposing any increase to the weight given to China's currency when determining the value of IMF Special Drawing Rights; and
- permanently rescinds unobligated funds previously made available for certain economic relief programs related to COVID-19.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.
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Bill text
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Committees of jurisdiction
19
- Agriculture Committee
- Armed Services Committee
- East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Education and Workforce Committee
- Energy and Commerce Committee
- Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
- Financial Services Committee
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- Health Subcommittee
- Intelligence (Permanent Select) Committee
- Judiciary Committee
- Natural Resources Committee
- Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Rules Committee
- Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Trade Subcommittee
- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Ways and Means Committee
Cosponsors
49
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Budd, Ted
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Kustoff, David
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Bentz, Cliff
Herrell, Yvette
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Calvert, Ken
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Owens, Burgess
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Ellzey, Jake
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Jackson, Ronny
R
Cammack, Kat
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Allen, Rick W.
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Davidson, Warren
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
R
Williams, Roger
R
Cline, Ben
R
Gooden, Lance
R
Miller, Mary E.
R
Van Duyne, Beth
R
Feenstra, Randy
R
Hill, J. French
R
Arrington, Jodey C.
R
Babin, Brian
R
Barr, Andy
R
Bergman, Jack
R
Burchett, Tim
Cawthorn, Madison
R
Crenshaw, Dan
R
Fitzgerald, Scott
Garcia, Mike
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Harshbarger, Diana
Hartzler, Vicky
R
Hern, Kevin
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Higgins, Clay
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Hinson, Ashley
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Johnson, Dusty
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Johnson, Mike
Keller, Fred
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McClain, Lisa C.
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Murphy, Gregory F.
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Norman, Ralph
Palazzo, Steven
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Reschenthaler, Guy
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Rose, John W.
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Rouzer, David
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Scott, Austin
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Stefanik, Elise M.
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Steube, W. Gregory
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Tenney, Claudia
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
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Wilson, Joe
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4792: Countering Communist China Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4792/
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