[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2865 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2865

  To provide for the closure of the Consulate General of the People's 
 Republic of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office located 
               in New York City, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 25, 2023

   Mr. Tiffany (for himself and Mr. Gooden of Texas) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
 and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration 
  of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
                               concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for the closure of the Consulate General of the People's 
 Republic of China and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office located 
               in New York City, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CLOSURE OF THE CONSULATE GENERAL OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF 
              CHINA AND THE HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE LOCATED 
              IN NEW YORK CITY.

    The President shall, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
take such actions as may be necessary to--
            (1) provide for the closure of the Consulate General of the 
        People's Republic of China located in New York City and the 
        expulsion of all diplomatic personnel assigned to that mission 
        by not later than 72 hours after the date of the enactment of 
        this Act; and
            (2) notwithstanding section 1 of Public Law 105-22 (``an 
        Act to extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to 
        the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices''), provide for the 
        closure of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office located in 
        New York City and the cancellation of the visas or other entry 
        documentation of all personnel assigned to that Office who are 
        citizens of the People's Republic of China by not later than 72 
        hours after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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