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<item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="1138" measure-id="id117s1138" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-04-15" update-date="2021-05-14">
<title>Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021</title>
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<action-date>2021-04-15</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2021 </b></p> <p>This bill bars an official of China's government from obtaining a visa to enter the United States if the official was involved in prohibiting a U.S. citizen from leaving China in an attempt to achieve certain goals, such as convincing a relative of the U.S. citizen to submit to Chinese government custody for prosecution. Any existing visa belonging to such an official shall be revoked. </p>]]></summary-text>
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