HR 8847 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act

Introduced Jun 26, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Andrew Ogles R-TN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 26, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedJun 26, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2024 to Jul 8, 2024; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAaron BeanOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-NYMichael LawlerOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-MITim WalbergOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-IAZachary NunnOriginalJun 26, 2024
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJul 2, 2024
R-TXRonny JacksonJul 8, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseForeign Affairs Committee
Referred Jun 26, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jun 26, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section VIII of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science of China on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 107, June 26, 2024, page H4321.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To require the inclusion of the Ministry of Public Security's Institute of Forensic Science of China on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Confronting CCP Human Rights Abusers Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 26, 2024Introduced in House

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