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China Trade Relations Act of 2025

Introduced: February 21, 2025 Introduced by: Smith, Christopher H. Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Feb 21, 2025
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China Trade Relations Act of 2025

This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights and other actions by China.

Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., performing forced abortion or sterilization or operating concentration camps where people are held against their will) or does not comply with certain standards (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.

What's happening now February 21, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • FEDEX CORPORATION
    for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • FEDEX CORPORATION
    for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
  • FEDEX CORPORATION
    for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC.
    for SAMSUNG SDI AMERICA, INC. · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
  • FEDEX CORPORATION
    for FEDEX CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Ogles, Andrew
Tennessee · Feb 21, 2025
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Tiffany, Thomas P.
Wisconsin · Feb 21, 2025
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1504: China Trade Relations Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1504/
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"H.R. 1504: China Trade Relations Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1504/.
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H.R. 1504, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1504/.
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[H.R. 1504: China Trade Relations Act of 2025](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1504/)
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