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HR 5931 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

Countering Chinese Threats to U.S. National Security in Africa Act

Introduced: January 5, 2024 Introduced by: Rose, John W. Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 11, 2023
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Countering Chinese Threats to U.S. National Security in Africa Act

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to brief Congress on China’s actions in Africa that pose a threat to U.S. national security and DOD’s plan to counter such threats. 

What's happening now October 25, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 4
D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2024
 D
Davis, Donald G.
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2024
 R
Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2024
Chavez-DeRemer, Lori
· Jan 5, 2024
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Jan 5, 2024
 R
Moylan, James C.
Guam · Jan 5, 2024
 R
Nehls, Troy E.
Texas · Jan 5, 2024
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Oct 24, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5931: Countering Chinese Threats to U.S. National Security in Africa Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5931/
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"H.R. 5931: Countering Chinese Threats to U.S. National Security in Africa Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5931/.
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H.R. 5931, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5931/.
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