S 5190 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act

Introduced Dec 6, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Mitt Romney R-UT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 6, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedDec 6, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act

This bill requires the Department of State to take actions to stop China from being classified as a developing nation by international organizations. (Generally, international organizations provide developing nations certain rights and beneficial treatment. For example, the World Trade Organization provides developing nations with so-called special and differential treatment, which includes measures that aim to increase trading opportunities for those nations.)

Under this bill, the State Department must advocate for international organizations to (1) change China's status from developing nation to developed nation, or (2) develop a mechanism to change China's status to developed nation if no mechanism currently exists.

The President may waive this requirement if doing so is in the national interest of the United States.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

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  1. Dec 6, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Dec 6, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.

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  1. Dec 6, 2022Introduced in Senate

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