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S. 3655 119th Congress Senate

Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act

Official title: A bill to require the President to remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices if Hong K… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to require the President to remove the extension of certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices if Hong Kong no longer enjoys a high degree of autonomy from the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 15, 2026 Introduced by: Jeff Merkley Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3655: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3655/
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"S. 3655: Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3655/.
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S. 3655, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3655/.
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