China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015
Latest action · Aug 20, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on 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.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
China Human Rights Protection Act of 2015
Directs the President to impose U.S. entry and property sanctions against a national of China who:
- is responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human rights committed against individuals in China, particularly those who seek to exercise, defend, or promote internationally recognized human rights and freedoms;
- acted as an agent of or on behalf of a national of China in such activities; or
- has materially assisted or provided financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, such activities.
Authorizes the President, with regard to such sanctions, to:
- waive their application, with prior congressional notification, if in U.S. national security interests; and
- terminate them under specified conditions.
States that sanctions shall not apply if necessary to comply with the Agreement between the United Nations (U.N.) and the United States regarding the U.N. Headquarters, or other applicable international obligations of the United States.
Declares that the Secretary of State shall seek to provide for the establishment of, and provide funding for, a nongovernmental China Human Rights Documentation Center to:
- compile, publish, and archive evidence of nationals of China who commit gross violations of internationally recognized human rights against individuals in China, and against others seeking to expand freedoms in China; and
- establish an online and searchable database, in English and in Chinese of evidence of such violations for research and educational purposes.
Directs the President to report to Congress annually regarding each foreign person sanctioned, the type of sanctions imposed, and the reason for their imposition.
Directs the Government Accountability Office to assess for Congress:
- the process to determine whether a foreign person has engaged in a sanctionable activity, whether sanctions should be imposed, and whether the identity of a sanctioned foreign person should be classified; and
- implementation of this Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 2, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
- Aug 20, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
- Jun 16, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
- Jun 2, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 2, 2015Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Asia
- China
- Congressional oversight
- Crimes against women
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Family planning and birth control
- Foreign property
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Human rights
- Human trafficking
- International Affairs
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Labor standards
- Labor-management relations
- News media and reporting
- Organ and tissue donation and transplantation
- Protest and dissent
- Religion
- Sanctions
- Visas and passports
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2015Introduced in House
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