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H.R. 7193 117th Congress House

China Trade Relations Act of 2022

Official title: To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of C… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements for products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 2022 Introduced by: Christopher H. Smith Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
Foreign Trade and International Finance
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Mar 21, 2022
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 Latest action March 21, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

China Trade Relations Act of 2022

This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights and other actions by China.

Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., performing forced abortion or sterilization or operating concentration camps where people are held against their will) or does not comply with certain standards (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 785 China Trade Relations Act of 2021
  • HR 7457 Hold CCP Accountable Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Dec 14, 2022
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Mar 21, 2022
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Mar 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7193: China Trade Relations Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7193/
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"H.R. 7193: China Trade Relations Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7193/.
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H.R. 7193, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-7193/.
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