3.0.0 3802 2023-01-11T13:42:38Z 2023-01-11T13:42:38Z Senate S 2020-05-21 116 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-05-21T19:06:25Z 2020-05-21 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N International Affairs Asia China Congressional oversight Foreign property Government information and archives Health information and medical records Human rights Infectious and parasitic diseases News media and reporting Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Protest and dissent Sanctions Visas and passports War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2020-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2020-06-30T19:32:46Z Ending Medical Censorship and Cover Ups in China Act of 2020

This bill directs the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on persons responsible for various acts of censorship in China. Specifically, such sanctions shall apply to persons that engage in acts to (1) prohibit or limit the exercise of free expression and assembly in China, (2) penalize Chinese citizens for the public dissemination of accurate epidemiological information, or (3) limit access to media in China.

The President shall periodically update the list of sanctioned persons, which shall be publicly available.

]]> Ending Medical Censorship and Cover Ups in China Act of 2020 Display Title Ending Medical Censorship and Cover Ups in China Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Ending Medical Censorship and Cover Ups in China Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the imposition of sanctions with respect to censorship and related activities against citizens of the People's Republic of China. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s3802is/xml/BILLS-116s3802is.xml 2020-05-21 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.