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S.3798: Hong Kong Autonomy Act
About This Bill
- Introduced May 21, 2020
- Latest Major Action June 29, 2020
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
11 (4 Democrats, 7 Republicans)
Bill Versions
- Engrossed in Senate - June 25, 2020
- Introduced in Senate - May 21, 2020
Bill Summary
Hong Kong Autonomy Act This bill imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that materially contribute to China's failure to preserve Hong Kong's autonomy. Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system with protections for civil rights such as freedom of speech. This arrangement is enshrined in (1) the Joint Declaration, a 1984 treaty pertaining to the United Kingdom's transfer of Hong Kong's...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| June 29, 2020 |
Held at the desk.
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| June 29, 2020 |
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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| June 29, 2020 |
Received in the House.
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| June 25, 2020 |
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S3285-3289)
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| June 25, 2020 |
Passed the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. |
| June 25, 2020 |
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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| June 25, 2020 |
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| June 25, 2020 |
Voice Vote in the SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S3285-3289) |
| June 4, 2020 |
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Hearings held.
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| May 21, 2020 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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| May 21, 2020 |
Introduced in the Senate by Patrick J. Toomey (R-Pa.) |