A bill to establish the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill requires the President to establish an interagency task force, the China Censorship Monitor and Action Group. The task force shall oversee the development and execution of a federal government strategy to monitor and address Chinese government efforts to censor or intimidate individuals and entities in the United States, including U.S. companies doing business in China, when such individuals and entities are exercising their free speech rights. The Department of State shall seek to enter into an agreement with a qualified independent research entity to report to Congress on Chinese government efforts to censor or intimidate U.S. individuals and entities in the United States, including attempts to censor or intimidate U.S. companies doing business in China.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
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President
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Feb 24, 2021
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Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
upper
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 3 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Merkley
DDemocratic
Co
Elizabeth Warren
DDemocratic
Co
John Cornyn
RRepublican
Co
Marco Rubio
RRepublican
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