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- H.R.5286
H.R.5286: Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act
About This Bill
- Introduced Sept. 17, 2021
- Latest Major Action Oct. 12, 2021
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Bill Version
- Introduced in House - Sept. 17, 2021
Bill Summary
Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act This bill prohibits transactions in the securities of certain Chinese entities. The Department of State must report to Congress a list identifying entities incorporated in China that have a presence in U.S. capital markets and (1) are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of human rights in China; (2) pose an unusual or extraordinary threat to U.S. national security,...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Oct. 12, 2021 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
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| Sept. 17, 2021 |
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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.
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| Sept. 17, 2021 |
Introduced in the House by Scott Perry (R-Pa.) |