3.0.0 417 2023-01-11T13:34:46Z 2023-01-11T13:34:46Z Senate S 2017-02-16 115 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-02-16T19:55:14Z Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 115 3856 HR 2017-11-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. Identical bill CRS 2017-02-16 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2017-02-16 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2017-02-16 True C000141 Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] Ben Cardin D MD 2017-02-16 True International Affairs Administrative law and regulatory procedures Art, artists, authorship Asia Books and print media China Congressional oversight Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Department of the Treasury Detention of persons Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Europe Foreign labor Foreign property Higher education Hong Kong Human rights International exchange and broadcasting International law and treaties International organizations and cooperation News media and reporting Political movements and philosophies Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent Religion Sanctions Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status United Kingdom Visas and passports War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2017-02-16 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-06T20:15:11Z Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017

This bill amends the United States-Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992 to direct the Department of State to report to Congress (within 90 days and annually thereafter through 2023) on conditions in Hong Kong that are of U.S. interest.

Such report shall include matters in which Hong Kong is given separate treatment under U.S. laws from that accorded to China.

The State Department shall certify to Congress annually whether Hong Kong is sufficiently autonomous to justify separate treatment different from that accorded to China in any new laws, agreements, treaties, or arrangements entered into between the United States and Hong Kong.

The President shall identify persons responsible for: (1) the surveillance, abduction, detention, or forced confessions of certain booksellers and journalists in Hong Kong; and (2) other actions suppressing basic freedoms.

The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny U.S. entry to identified individuals and revoke visas or other entry documentation.

Entry, work, or study visa applicants who resided in Hong Kong in 2014 shall not be denied visas on the basis of the applicant's arrest or detention or other adverse government action taken as a result of participation in the nonviolent protest activities related to Hong Kong's electoral process.

The President shall freeze the U.S.-based assets of identified individuals.

]]> Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 Display Title Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to reinstate reporting requirements related to United States-Hong Kong relations. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s417is/xml/BILLS-115s417is.xml 2017-02-16 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.