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A bill to establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 24, 2021 Introduced by: Merkley, Jeff Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Feb 24, 2021
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the President to establish an interagency task force, the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group. The task force shall oversee the development and execution of a federal government strategy to monitor and address Chinese government efforts to censor or intimidate individuals and entities in the United States, including U.S. companies doing business in China, when such individuals and entities are exercising their free speech rights.

The Department of State shall seek to enter into an agreement with a qualified independent research entity to report to Congress on Chinese government efforts to censor or intimidate U.S. individuals and entities in the United States, including attempts to censor or intimidate U.S. companies doing business in China.

What's happening now February 24, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3695 Identical bill To establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes.
  • S 1169 Related bill Strategic Competition Act of 2021
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Feb 24, 2021
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 24, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 413: A bill to establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-413/
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