3.0.0 2978 2023-01-11T13:48:59Z 2023-01-11T13:48:59Z House HR 2021-05-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. FITZGERALD:H.R. 2978.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H2142]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-05-04T14:02:05Z 2021-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2021-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-05-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress F000471 Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] Scott Fitzgerald R WI 5 N S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 2021-05-07 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2021-11-30 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2021-11-30 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2021-11-30 False B001260 Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16] Vern Buchanan R FL 16 2021-12-07 False International Affairs International Affairs 00 2021-05-04 Introduced in House 2021-09-24T17:19:24Z Build Responsible Infrastructure Development for the Global Economy Act or the BRIDGE Act

This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress on China's Belt and Road Initiative and U.S. efforts to counter the initiative. (The initiative is a Chinese government effort to boost infrastructure development and expand China's influence across most of the globe.)

Within one year of the bill's passage, the State Department must also report to Congress a plan to implement a detailed strategy for the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of Commerce to coordinate resources to counter the initiative.

]]> BRIDGE Act Display Title BRIDGE Act Official Title as Introduced To require a report regarding the scope of efforts by the People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party to utilize the Belt and Road Initiative to undermine the United States-led international world order and a detailed strategy regarding how the United States Government intends to counter such Initiative, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced BRIDGE Act Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Build Responsible Infrastructure Development for the Global Economy Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr2978ih/xml/BILLS-117hr2978ih.xml 2021-05-04 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. 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.