CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 8428, Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020

3.0.0 8428 2023-01-11T13:44:04Z 2023-01-11T13:44:04Z House HR 2020-09-29 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 169 (Tuesday, September 29, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MALINOWSKI:H.R. 8428.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States[Page H5053]]]> ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-12-08T17:19:26Z hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2020-10-01T15:19:13Z Referred to 2020-09-29T16:05:25Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-09-29T16:05:20Z 2020-12-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-12-07 13:30:11 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2020-12-07 13:30:02 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6872-6874) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2020-12-07 13:30:02 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6872-6874) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2020-12-07 12:58:57 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8428. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-07 12:58:54 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6872-6877) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2020-12-07 12:58:24 Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2020-10-01 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Committee 2020-10-01 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2020-09-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2020-09-29 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001203 Rep. 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Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] BARBARA LEE D CA 13 2020-10-27 False 2020-11-24T21:58:00Z CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 8428, Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56799 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 1, 2020 2020-11-24T21:58:00Z Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 8428, Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/56799 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on October 1, 2020 Immigration Alliances Area studies and international education Asia Australia Canada China Citizenship and naturalization Congressional oversight Cultural exchanges and relations Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Europe Hong Kong Human rights Immigration status and procedures International exchange and broadcasting International organizations and cooperation Japan News media and reporting Oceania Protest and dissent Racial and ethnic relations Refugees, asylum, displaced persons Religion South Korea Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status Travel and tourism United Kingdom User charges and fees Visas and passports Immigration

00 2020-09-29 Introduced in House 2020-12-09T17:28:23Z Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020

This bill provides for temporary protected status (TPS) and refugee status for qualifying Hong Kong residents and contains other immigration-related provisions.

Hong Kong shall be treated as a TPS-designated country for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment. (Qualifying nationals of a TPS-designated country may not be removed from the United States and shall have employment authorization while the designation is in effect.)

Furthermore, Hong Kong shall be treated as separate from China for the purposes of various numerical limitations on immigrant visas. (Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system.)

The bill also establishes Priority Hong Kong Resident status for qualified individuals. To obtain such status, an individual must meet certain requirements, such as having resided in Hong Kong for at least ten years and not having citizenship in any jurisdiction other than China, Hong Kong, or Macau.

For the purposes of seeking refugee status or asylum, a Priority Hong Kong Resident (and certain family members of such an individual) may establish that the individual has a well-founded fear of persecution if the individual asserts such fear and (1) had a significant role in an organization that supported the 2019 or 2020 protests related to China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy or the Hong Kong National Security Law enacted in 2020; or (2) was arrested, charged, detained, or convicted for participating in the nonviolent exercise of certain rights.

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53 2020-12-07 Passed House 2020-12-11T17:04:48Z Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020

This bill provides for temporary protected status (TPS) and refugee status for qualifying Hong Kong residents and contains other immigration-related provisions.

The bill also establishes Priority Hong Kong Resident status for qualified individuals. To obtain such status, an individual must meet certain requirements, such as having resided in Hong Kong for at least ten years as of the day of this bill's enactment and not having citizenship in any jurisdiction other than China, Hong Kong, or Macau.

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Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 Display Title Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Passed House Hong Kong People’s Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 H House Engrossed in House EH Official Title as Introduced To provide for temporary protected status for residents of Hong Kong, and for other purposes. Engrossed in House EH Short Titles as Passed House Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 H House Referred in Senate 2020-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8428rfs/xml/BILLS-116hr8428rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2020-12-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8428eh/xml/BILLS-116hr8428eh.xml Introduced in House 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8428ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8428ih.xml 2020-12-08 Received in the Senate and 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.