America LEADS Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
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.
- IntroducedSep 17, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act or the America LEADS Act
This bill addresses science and technology development, global infrastructure, U.S. manufacturing, foreign relations, and other topics.
Provisions of the bill include those
- authorizing through FY2025 various federal research and development activities;
- requiring the Department of State to take actions to advance the development and adoption of quality global infrastructure;
- requiring the use of domestically produced aluminum in certain federal projects;
- requiring the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of the Treasury, and the Department of Commerce to take actions to encourage the development and production of measurably secure microelectronics and semiconductors;
- expanding disclosure requirements for U.S. institutions of higher education that receive foreign gifts;
- authorizing various programs to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics training, as well as language skills education;
- requiring the President to impose sanctions to combat malign behavior by China's government and related persons;
- authorizing annual contributions to the World Bank's Clean Technology Fund and the United Nations's Green Climate Fund;
- prohibiting the use of federal funds to withdraw or reduce the presence of the Armed Forces or DOD in Japan or South Korea;
- prioritizing the transfer of excess defense articles to certain allies in the Indo-Pacific region;
- authorizing the State Department to provide assistance to increase maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region;
- authorizing the United States to cofinance infrastructure projects that would otherwise be included within China's Belt and Road initiative;
- requiring the President to establish a Special Representative for the Arctic; and
- providing priority refugee status to certain residents of Hong Kong or Xinjiang.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2020 to Dec 10, 2020; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Sep 17, 2020 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Sep 23, 2020 | |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Dec 10, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred Sep 17, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
- Sep 17, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 4
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF13099 | China Primer: China’s Global Development Initiative | Resource | Sep 8, 2025 |
| IF11283 | U.S.-China Investment Ties: Overview | Resource | Jan 15, 2021 |
| R45529 | Trump Administration Tariff Actions: Frequently Asked Questions Archived | Report | Dec 15, 2020 |
| R46604 | Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: Origin, Evolution, and Use Archived | Report | Dec 14, 2020 |
Related bills 15
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 592 | Cybersecurity Disclosure Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2019 |
| S 939 | CONFUCIUS Act | Related bill | Jun 15, 2020 |
| S 945 | Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act | Related bill | Dec 18, 2020 |
| S 1558 | AI–IA | Related bill | May 21, 2019 |
| S 1824 | Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 12, 2019 |
| HR 2202 | GrAITR Act | Related bill | Apr 10, 2019 |
| S 2539 | Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 24, 2019 |
| S 3952 | Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2020 | Related bill | Dec 21, 2020 |
| HR 4331 | Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jan 30, 2020 |
| S 4493 | USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 | Related bill | Aug 6, 2020 |
| HR 4551 | Hong Kong Policy Reevaluation Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 27, 2019 |
| HR 5932 | Ensuring Chinese Debt Transparency Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 3, 2020 |
| HR 7000 | Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act | Related bill | May 22, 2020 |
| HR 7601 | CONFUCIUS Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2020 |
| HR 7980 | USTR Inspector General Act of 2020 | Related bill | Aug 7, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to address issues involving the People's Republic of China.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- America LEADS Act
- America Labor, Economic competitiveness, Alliances, Democracy and Security Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Africa
- Air quality
- Alliances
- Alternative and renewable resources
- Arctic and polar regions
- Area studies and international education
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- ASEAN countries
- Asia
- Business ethics
- Buy American requirements
- Canada
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Caribbean area
- China
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Collective security
- Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Conflicts and wars
- Congressional oversight
- Contracts and agency
- Corporate finance and management
- Currency
- Department of State
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Due process and equal protection
- Education programs funding
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employment and training programs
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Europe
- European Union
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign and international corporations
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Foreign loans and debt
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Government studies and investigations
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intellectual property
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- International Affairs
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International law and treaties
- International monetary system and foreign exchange
- International organizations and cooperation
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Iran
- Japan
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Labor standards
- Latin America
- Manufacturing
- Marine and coastal resources, fisheries
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Metals
- Middle East
- Military assistance, sales, and agreements
- Military education and training
- Military operations and strategy
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- Minority employment
- Multilateral development programs
- Navigation, waterways, harbors
- News media and reporting
- Nuclear power
- Nuclear weapons
- Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
- Oil and gas
- Public contracts and procurement
- Public-private cooperation
- Religion
- Research administration and funding
- Research and development
- Rule of law and government transparency
- Russia
- Sanctions
- Science and engineering education
- South Korea
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Space flight and exploration
- Student aid and college costs
- Subversive activities
- Taiwan
- Tariffs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Tibet
- Trade agreements and negotiations
- Trade secrets and economic espionage
- Transportation safety and security
- U.S. Agency for Global Media
- U.S. and foreign investments
- Visas and passports
- Wages and earnings
- Water use and supply
- Women's employment
- World health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2020Introduced in Senate
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.
