Free Peng Shuai Act
Summary
Free Peng Shuai Act This bill directs the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on any foreign individual associated with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) who has materially assisted China's government in the disappearance of Peng Shuai, including the president of the IOC. (Peng is a Chinese tennis star who raised allegations of sexual coercion against a retired senior Chinese leader.) The sanctions shall not apply to acts related to U.S. intelligence activities. The President may waive application of the sanctions if (1) doing so would be in U.S. national security interests, or (2) Peng has been released and may travel freely and her well-being has been independently confirmed by the U.S. government.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
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President
Introduced Jan 18, 2022
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
lower
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
lower
Jan 18, 2022
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Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Mike Gallagher
RRepublican
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