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S 1791 118th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security

China Defense Spending Transparency Act

Introduced: June 1, 2023 See on congress.gov
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Jun 1, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.
Jun 1, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

China Defense Spending Transparency Act

This bill requires the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) to submit a report to Congress comparing the defense budgets of the United States and China. The report must be made available to the public on the DIA website.

What's happening now June 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Select Committee on Intelligence.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 2226 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  • HR 2670 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1 Independent 1
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · Jun 1, 2023
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · Jun 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1791: China Defense Spending Transparency Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1791/
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"S. 1791: China Defense Spending Transparency Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1791/.
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S. 1791, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1791/.
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[S. 1791: China Defense Spending Transparency Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-1791/)
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