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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="5286" measure-id="id117hr5286" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-09-17" update-date="2022-06-08">
        <title>Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr5286v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-06-08">
            <action-date>2021-09-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits transactions in the securities of certain Chinese entities. </p> <p>The Department of State must report to Congress a list identifying entities incorporated in China that have a presence in U.S. capital markets and (1) are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of human rights in China; (2) pose an unusual or extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic interests; or (3) pose an increased financial risk exposure to U.S.-based investors.</p> <p>A U.S. entity or individual may not purchase or sell the publicly traded securities (or derivatives of such securities) of (1) the entities on the above list; or (2) certain entities that have been designated as Communist Chinese military companies or Chinese military-industrial complex companies. </p> <p>The bill provides certain exceptions for transactions that are made solely for the purpose of divesting in such securities.</p> <p>The bill prohibits judicial review of certain actions related to this bill, including a decision by the State Department to list a company as one that is responsible for gross human rights violations in China.</p>]]></summary-text>
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