3.0.0 821 2023-01-11T13:37:00Z 2023-01-11T13:37:00Z Senate S 2017-04-04 115 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-04-04T20:44:09Z Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018 115 1872 HR 2018-12-19 Became Public Law No: 115-330. Related bill CRS 2017-04-04 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2017-04-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL N B001230 Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2017-04-04 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2017-11-13 False D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2017-12-12 False C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX 2017-12-12 False G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2018-05-10 False M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2018-06-04 False C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2018-07-24 False H000338 Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT] ORRIN HATCH R UT GRANT 2018-07-25 False S000033 Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] Bernard Sanders I VT 2018-11-13 False G000562 Sen. Gardner, Cory [R-CO] Cory Gardner R CO 2018-11-13 False C001035 Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] Susan Collins R ME M. 2018-11-26 False M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2018-11-26 False W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2018-11-26 False P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2018-11-28 False B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2018-12-12 False International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Government information and archives News media and reporting Sanctions Tibet Travel and tourism Visas and passports International Affairs 00 2017-04-04 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-03T15:02:51Z Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017

This bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress that includes: (1) a list of individuals holding specified senior Chinese leadership positions at the national and subnational levels; and (2) an assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China. Such assessment shall include:

  • a comparison with the level of access granted to other areas of China,
  • a comparison between the levels of access granted to Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces,
  • a comparison of the level of access in the reporting year and the previous year, and
  • a description of the measures that impede the freedom to travel in Tibetan areas.

Listed persons shall be ineligible for a visa to enter or to be present in the United States if specified restrictions on foreign travelers entering Tibetan areas remain in effect, subject to a national interests waiver.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the State Department, when granting Chinese diplomats access to parts of the United States, should take into account the extent to which China grants U.S. diplomats access to parts of China, including the Tibetan areas.

]]> Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 Display Title Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote access for United States officials, journalists, and other citizens to Tibetan areas of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s821is/xml/BILLS-115s821is.xml 2017-04-04 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 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.