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S 144 118th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Asia China Securities U.S. and foreign investments

No Chinese Communist SURPRISE Parties Act

Introduced: January 30, 2023 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 30, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Chinese Communist Subterfuge via Unregistered Regime Presence Rendered Invisible to Shareholders and Equivalent Parties Act or the No Chinese Communist SURPRISE Parties Act

This bill requires issuers of securities to annually disclose whether the issuer has established or maintained an organization of the Chinese Communist Party, if an organization of the Chinese Communist Party has participated in the operations of the issuer, and whether the issuer's board of directors (1) owes a fiduciary duty to the issuer and shareholders, and (2) is subject to heightened scrutiny with respect to conflicted controller transactions.

What's happening now January 30, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 747 Identical bill No Chinese Communist SURPRISE Parties Act
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 30, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 144: No Chinese Communist SURPRISE Parties Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-144/
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"S. 144: No Chinese Communist SURPRISE Parties Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-144/.
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S. 144, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-144/.
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