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    <item congress="119" measure-type="s" measure-number="49" measure-id="id119s49" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2025-01-09" update-date="2025-05-14">
        <title>Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119s49v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2025-05-14">
            <action-date>2025-01-09</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill requires sanctions on certain foreign persons associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or Chinese law enforcement institutions, including those seeking to establish a Chinese police presence in the United States.&nbsp;</p><p>The bill requires the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on certain non-U.S. nationals (<em>aliens</em> under federal law), including those&nbsp;who are (1) employees of Chinese law enforcement institutions or their immediate family members, or (2) directly associated with a Chinese police or United Front Work Department (UFWD) presence in the United States. (The CCP's UFWD seeks to win support for the CCP from non-CCP groups at home and abroad, with a focus on ethnic-Chinese diaspora communities.)</p><p>The President must also impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that are (1) Chinese law enforcement institutions, their senior leaders, or those acting under the control of such institutions; (2) directly associated with establishing or maintaining a Chinese police presence in the United States; or (3) acting under the control of the UFWD with the intention of covertly monitoring or intimidating those living in the United States.</p><p>Additionally, the bill requires the President to prohibit federal agencies from participating in investigations into foreign persons subject to these sanctions unless the investigation is (1) initiated by the U.S. government; or (2) the President determines that such participation is vital to the health, safety, and well-being of U.S. citizens.</p>]]></summary-text>
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