US Legislation
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U.S. House of Representatives Passes Uyghur Forced Labor Bill
In a 428-1 vote yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed
[https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2021412?BillNum=H.R.1155] the "Uyghur Forced
Labor Prevention Act
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1155/text]," which is
intended to "[e]nsur[e]
Proposed U.S. CVD Legislation Addresses Chinese Subsidies in Foreign Countries
On December 2, U.S. Representatives Terri Sewell (D-AL) and Bill Johnson (R-OH)
introduced legislation, H.R.6121
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6121?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22terri+sewell%22%2C%22terri%22%2C%22sewell%22%5D%7D&s=3&
New Congressional Legislation Addresses "U.S. Trade Leadership in the Indo-Pacific and China"
Two Republican members of the House Ways and Means Committee – Darin LaHood (IL)
and Carol Miller (WV) – have introduced the U.S. Trade Leadership in the
Indo-Pacific and China Act
[https://lahood.house.gov/_cache/files/e/7/e725cb55-8d7b-4fa6-ab06-459ff091963a/FB7BEE3A17EBE9498B7064B9DB2F714B.millwv-033-xml.pdf]
. The
New House Bill Would Restrict American Rescue Plan Funds from Being Used to Purchase Chinese Telecoms Equipment
Back in July, Senators Mark Warner (D-VA) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) introduced
legislation
[https://www.chinatrademonitor.com/proposed-legislation-would-restrict-american-rescue-plan-funds-from-being-used-to-purchase-chinese-telecoms-equipment/]
entitled the "American Telecommunications Security Act" to "prohibit federal
funding from the
U.S. Senators Introduce New Bill to Broaden CFIUS
On November 2, Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Raphael Warnock (D-GA) introduced
a bill to expand the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the
United States (CFIUS) to review foreign investments where sensitive personal
information is involved.
The bill, S. 3130
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/
New U.S. Law Further Restricts Use of Equipment from Huawei, ZTE, Others
After the U.S. House of Representatives passed
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3919/actions] similar
legislation on October 20, yesterday the Senate passed its own version
[https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1790/text] of a law
designed to tighten existing restrictions
Senator Introduces Bill To "Increase Scrutiny over Chinese Investments on U.S. Soil"
Senator John Kennedy (R-LA) has introduced the Exposing China’s Belt and Road
Investment in America Act of 2021
[https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/_cache/files/7/7/7761c7c8-1f5b-4b82-b32e-59d86cee0f9a/9C39928D30260C3333F460C163265018.ros21g09.pdf]
, which he said
[https://www.kennedy.senate.gov/public/2021/10/kennedy-