US Legislation
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Republican Senators Introduce Legislation To End Development Bank Assistance for China
Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) and 17 of his Republican colleagues have introduced
legislation [https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2587/text]
(S.2587) that would put an end to assistance to China by multilateral
development banks. The logic behind the legislation is that China has grown
enough economically that
Proposed Legislation Would Restrict American Rescue Plan Funds from Being Used to Purchase Chinese Telecoms Equipment
Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) have introduced legislation
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2474/text] entitled
the "American Telecommunications Security Act" that they say would "prohibit
federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act from being used to purchase
Chinese telecommunications equipment,
Legislation Introduced in the House of Representatives to Prevent Members of the CCP from Buying U.S. Land
On June 11, Congressman Chip Roy (R-TX) introduced the “Securing America’s Land
from Foreign Interference Act.” As he put it
[https://roy.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-roy-introduces-legislation-bar-china-buying-american-land]
in a press release, the goal is “to prevent the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)
from owning land in the United States.” He
U.S. Senate Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
On July 14, the U.S. Senate passed
[https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record/2021/7/14/senate-section/article/s4905-6]
, by voice vote, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/65?r=12&s=1]. In a
press release
[https://www.rubio.senate.gov/
U.S. House Resolution Introduced to "Rebid the 2022 Olympic Winter Games" and Boycott if They Are Held in China
On February 11, 2021, Rep. Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA) introduced a concurrent
resolution in the House of Representatives
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-concurrent-resolution/16]
(H.Con.Res.16) “[u]rging that the International Olympic Committee rebid the 2022
Olympic Winter Games, and expressing the sense of Congress that the