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Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act

Introduced: January 31, 2023 Introduced by: Steube, W. Gregory Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jan 31, 2023
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Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act

This bill continues export controls on Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., and it requires the Department of Commerce to designate Honor Device Co. Ltd. for inclusion on the list of entities subject to certain license requirements for exports.

The bill prohibits Commerce from removing Huawei (or its subsidiaries or affiliates) from the entity list unless Commerce certifies that Huawei (1) has not engaged in activities that are contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests and is unlikely to do so in the future; and (2) is not owned, controlled, or influenced by the Communist Party of China.

Commerce must submit a monthly report identifying and describing all license applications to export, reexport, or transfer (in-country) certain items to Huawei or Honor, as well as whether those applications were approved or denied.

What's happening now January 31, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Feb 8, 2023
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Self, Keith
Texas · Jan 31, 2023
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Webster, Daniel
Florida · Jan 31, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 686: Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-686/
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"H.R. 686: Keep Huawei on the Entity List Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-686/.
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H.R. 686, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-686/.
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