To prohibit payment by the United States Government of any request or claim by the Government of the People's Republic of China for reimbursement of the costs associated with the United States Navy EP-3 aircraft that was forced to land on Hainan Island, China, on April 1, 2001.
Latest action · Aug 8, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 17, 2001
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Bars the use of funds made available to any department or agency of the U.S. Government to pay any claim by the Government of the People's Republic of China for reimbursement of the costs associated with the detention of the U.S. Navy EP-3 aircraft crewmembers, or for reimbursement of any costs associated with the return of such aircraft, until the Chinese Government first provides reimbursement to the U.S. Government for the costs associated with the return of the crewmembers and the aircraft to the United States and for the cost of either repairing or replacing the aircraft.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 17, 2001 to Sep 6, 2001; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Bob Stump | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-CA | Christopher Cox | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-CA | Dana Rohrabacher | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| D-AS | Eni F. H. Faleomavaega | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| D-MO | Ike Skelton | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-CA | Randy (Duke) Cunningham | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-CO | Thomas G. Tancredo | Original | Jul 17, 2001 |
| R-MI | Mike Rogers | Jul 26, 2001 | |
| R-VA | J. Randy Forbes | Sep 6, 2001 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Jul 17, 2001 |
| East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee | Referred Aug 8, 2001 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 8, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific.
- Jul 17, 2001Introduced in House
- Jul 17, 2001Referred to the House Committee on International Relations.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit payment by the United States Government of any request or claim by the Government of the People's Republic of China for reimbursement of the costs associated with the United States Navy EP-3 aircraft that was forced to land on Hainan Island, China, on April 1, 2001.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Air force personnel
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Aviation safety
- China
- Collection of accounts
- Detention of persons
- East Asia
- Fighter aircraft
- Government liability (International law)
- International Affairs
- International claims
- Law
- Maintenance and repair
- Marines
- Military surveillance
- Naval personnel
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Repatriation
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 17, 2001Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
