HR 6686 United States House · 117th Congress

STOP CCP Act

Summary

Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act or the STOP CCP Act This bill imposes visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any person who is or was a member of any National Communist Party Congress of China, as well as any adult family member of such a person. The President may waive the sanctions for renewable periods of 30 days by certifying to Congress that China's government and the Chinese Communist Party have ceased (1) any acts of genocide against the Uyghur Muslim population; (2) all threats, military exercises, and aggression toward Taiwan; (3) undermining the autonomy of Hong Kong; and (4) any efforts to steal the intellectual property of U.S. persons. The certification must also be publicly available on a federal government website.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2022

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Introduced Feb 9, 2022 Last action Nov 1, 2022

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Nov 1, 2022

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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Feb 9, 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.

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Feb 9, 2022

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1 primary · 26 co-sponsors