Legislation in the 117th Congress pertaining to China to keep an eye on:

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 SR18 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A resolution in support of an international investigation into the handling by the Government of the People's Republic of China of COVID-19 and the impact thereof on the people of the United States and other nations.

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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US SB65 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

Imposes importation limits on goods produced using forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region in China and imposes sanctions related to such forced labor. 

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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US SB73 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

Bans the procurement or use by the federal government of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that are manufactured or assembled by certain entities, including entities subject to influence or control by China, with exceptions.

Status: Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee

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US SB417 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to prohibit the Secretary of State from issuing B1 and B2 visas to nationals of the People's Republic of China for periods of more than one year unless certain conditions are met.

Status: Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

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US SB413 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes.

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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US SB590 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

Addresses China's influence on postsecondary educational institutions through Confucius Institutes, which are cultural institutes directly or indirectly funded by the Chinese government.

Status: Engrossed on March 8 2021, Held at Desk

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US SR103 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A resolution condemning military aggression and use of force by the Chinese Coast Guard against peaceful foreign vessels that purportedly violate the unlawful maritime sovereignty of China.

Status: Introduced on March 10 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-03-10 - Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

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US SB687 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to advance a policy for managed strategic competition with the People's Republic of China.

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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US SB785 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of China

Status: Pending: Senate Finance Committee

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US SR126 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A resolution condemning the crackdown by the Government of the People's Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong

Status: Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee

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US SB860 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to develop and deploy firewall circumvention tools for the people of Hong Kong after the People's Republic of China violated its agreement under the Joint Declaration, and for other purposes.

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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US SR131 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A resolution condemning the Government of the People's Republic of China's treatment of the Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and calling for an investigation into the abuses and crimes committed in the XUAR.

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

 

US SB1060 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to safeguard certain technology and intellectual property in the United States from export to or influence by the People's Republic of China and to protect United States industry from unfair competition by the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.

Status: Pending: Senate Finance Committee

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US SB1029 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to forced abortions by the Government of the People's Republic of China.

Status: Pending: Senate Foreign Relations Committee

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US SB1062 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

A bill to prohibit the procurement of solar panels manufactured or assembled in the People's Republic of China

Status:  Pending: Senate Homeland Security And Governmental Affairs Committee

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