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HR 5326 117th Congress House International Affairs Asia China Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Foreign property Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Sanctions Securities

Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2021

Introduced: February 1, 2022 Introduced by: Barr, Andy Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial 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.
Sep 22, 2021
Introduced in House
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Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2021

This bill requires the President to impose property-blocking sanctions on Communist Chinese military companies upon certain findings.

Specifically, if the President determines that imposing sanctions on a foreign person would address certain threats related to the financing of Chinese Communist military companies, the President must impose sanctions on that person provided that the person is identified (1) as a Communist Chinese military company in a specified report to Congress or in a November 17, 2020, executive order, or (2) by the Department of the Treasury as having engaged in transactions in the publicly traded securities (or derivatives) of a Communist Chinese military company.

What's happening now September 22, 2021

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 13
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Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Dec 6, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 1, 2022
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Feb 1, 2022
Wenstrup, Brad
· Sep 29, 2021
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Donalds, Byron
Florida · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Fitzgerald, Scott
Wisconsin · Sep 28, 2021
Garcia, Mike
· Sep 28, 2021
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Sep 28, 2021
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Sep 28, 2021
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Sep 28, 2021
CHABOT, STEVE
· Sep 24, 2021
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Sep 24, 2021
Gonzalez, Anthony
· Sep 24, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Sep 24, 2021
 R
Palmer, Gary J.
Alabama · Sep 23, 2021
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Sep 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5326: Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5326/
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"H.R. 5326: Chinese Military and Surveillance Company Sanctions Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5326/.
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