3.0.0 429 2023-01-11T13:46:32Z 2023-01-11T13:46:32Z Senate S 2021-02-24 117 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-02-24T22:52:57Z Countering Chinese Propaganda Act 117 1214 HR 2021-04-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. Identical bill CRS 2021-02-24 ssfr00 Foreign Relations Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. IntroReferral 2021-02-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR N International Affairs Asia China Computer security and identity theft Congressional oversight Detention of persons Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad Foreign and international banking Foreign property Government ethics and transparency, public corruption Human rights Political parties and affiliation Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents Racial and ethnic relations Religion Sanctions Subversive activities Visas and passports War and emergency powers International Affairs 00 2021-02-24 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-05T22:32:31Z Countering Chinese Propaganda Act

This bill directs the President to impose asset- and visa-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals and entities engaged in certain acts of malign disinformation.

Specifically, the President shall impose sanctions on an individual or entity that knowingly commits a significant act of malign disinformation on behalf of a foreign government or political party to influence certain activities in the United States for the purpose of harming (1) U.S. national security, or (2) the safety and security of a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident.

The Department of State shall report to Congress a determination of whether the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Work Department, which engages in disinformation campaigns and other activities, or any of its officials, falls within the sanctions provided under this bill.

]]> Countering Chinese Propaganda Act Display Title Countering Chinese Propaganda Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons that knowingly spread malign disinformation as part of or on behalf of a foreign government or political party for purposes of political warfare and to require a determination regarding the United Front Work Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Countering Chinese Propaganda Act Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s429is/xml/BILLS-117s429is.xml 2021-02-24 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.