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HR 8939 117th Congress House International Affairs

Restoring Fulbright Exchanges with China and Hong Kong Act

Introduced: September 21, 2022 Introduced by: Larsen, Rick Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Sep 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Restoring Fulbright Exchanges with China and Hong Kong Act

This bill nullifies the portion of Executive Order 13936 that terminated the Fulbright exchange program with respect to exchanges with China and Hong Kong.

What's happening now September 21, 2022

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8939: Restoring Fulbright Exchanges with China and Hong Kong Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8939/
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"H.R. 8939: Restoring Fulbright Exchanges with China and Hong Kong Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8939/.
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H.R. 8939, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8939/.
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