3.0.0 4797 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z 2023-01-11T13:44:24Z Senate S 2020-10-05 116 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-10-05T20:00:19Z 2020-10-05 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2020-10-05 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001217 Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] Rick Scott R FL N B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2020-10-05 True Immigration Asia China Congressional oversight Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Health promotion and preventive care Human rights Infectious and parasitic diseases News media and reporting Political parties and affiliation Protest and dissent Religion Visas and passports Immigration 00 2020-10-05 Introduced in Senate 2022-06-03T13:56:13Z Chinese-Backed Media Accountability Act

This bill places restrictions on nonimmigrant visas for journalists from China who work for a Chinese state-run media organization.

The Department of State shall report to Congress on the number of Chinese nationals who (1) work as journalists for an organization identified as a Chinese state-run media organization (or whose work product is effectively controlled by China's government or the Chinese Communist Party); (2) were in the United States on the date this bill was enacted; and (3) were issued an H-1B, I-1, or L-1 visa in the past year. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may not approve a petition for one of these visas for such a Chinese journalist until the State Department submits this report, which shall be due within 30 days of this bill's enactment. The State Department shall update this report every two years and provide other related information.

In addition, the State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs must ensure that (1) the number of such visas issued to Chinese journalists does not exceed the number of U.S. journalists in China, and (2) such a visa is valid for no longer than 90 days.

The bill identifies specific organizations, such as China Central Television and the People's Daily, as Chinese state-run media organizations, and directs the State Department to identify any other organizations that qualify as such.

]]> Chinese-Backed Media Accountability Act Display Title Chinese-Backed Media Accountability Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Chinese-Backed Media Accountability Act Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to place restrictions on the issuance of nonimmigrant visas to Chinese journalists employed by a Chinese state-run media organization or effectively controlled by the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4797is/xml/BILLS-116s4797is.xml 2020-10-05 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.