COMMUNISM

Amendments

Colleges and universities: require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6175, H6176, H6177, H6178, H6179, H6181 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6127 [5DE]

Socialism: denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 83), H598 [1FE]

Articles and editorials

Two Years After ‘Patria Y Vida.’ Cuban Rapper Maykel Osorbo Remains in Jail, H5477 [7NO]

Bills and resolutions

Blytheville/Eaker AFB, AR: authorize reference to museum as National Cold War Center (see S. 313), S310 [9FE] (see H.R. 859), H737 [7FE]

China: address corrupt business practices that excuse genocide, advance Chinese Communist Party propaganda, advocate on behalf of Chinese Communist Party officials, or invest in certain Chinese industries (see S. 151), S147 [30JA]

——— authorize appropriations for Countering the People’s Republic of China Malign Influence Fund (see H.R. 1157), H873 [24FE]

——— condemn Chinese Communist Party for its role in fentanyl crisis and urge Biden administration to take certain actions to combat flow of fentanyl precursors from China to North America (see H. Res. 830), H5228 [1NO]

——— counter influence at U.N. (see H.R. 4842), H3948 [25JY]

——— designate Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region residents as priority 2 refugees of special humanitarian concern (see H.R. 3934), H2779 [7JN]

——— hold Chinese Communist Party responsible for present day efforts to knowingly and intentionally manipulate their currency (see H. Res. 421), H2456 [18MY]

——— impose sanctions on Chinese Communist Party military and surveillance companies (see H.R. 760), H675 [2FE]

——— impose sanctions on members of National Communist Party Congress (see H.R. 3334), H2346 [15MY]

——— impose sanctions with respect to members of Chinese Communist Party and heads of Chinese health agencies relative to coronavirus pandemic (see H.R. 229), H106 [9JA]

——— outline effective U.S. sanctions strategy in event of Taiwan invasion and issue report on strategic vulnerabilities and leverage China could exploit against U.S. economy (see S. 1074), S1088 [30MR] (see H.R. 2449), H1692 [30MR]

——— prohibit certain Communist Party members from entering U.S. until government ceases theft of U.S. intellectual property (see H.R. 1016), H838 [14FE]

——— provide for imposition of sanctions relative to forced organ harvesting (see H.R. 4132), H2932 [14JN]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, including Hong Kong, by Chinese Communist Party (see S. Res. 237), S1983 [6JN] (see H. Res. 462), H2712 [1JN]

——— take actions to prohibit purchase of public or private real estate located in U.S by members and entities under ownership, control, or influence of Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 344), H233 [12JA]

Colleges and universities: require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (see S. 3362), S5674 [29NO] (see H.R. 5933), H4998 [11OC]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (see H. Res. 906), H6109 [4DE]

——— require disclosures of certain ties to organizations affiliated with China, Chinese Communist Party, and People’s Liberation Army (see S. 768), S743 [9MR]

Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select): establish (see H. Res. 11), H107 [9JA]

Cuba: commemorate anniversary of peaceful protests, condemn ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations, and call for immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens (see S. Res. 287), S2311 [11JY] (see S. Res. 295), S2461 [13JY] (see H. Res. 579), H3206 [11JY]

——— commend members of Brigada de Asalto 2506 (Assault Brigade 2506) involved in Bay of Pigs operation and continue to promote democracy and human rights (see S. Res. 168), S1294 [20AP] (see H. Res. 323), H1948 [25AP]

——— condemn discussion and implementation of agreement with China to build spy base in Cuba (see H. Con. Res. 52), H2884 [13JN]

——— lift trade embargo (see S. 653), S636 [2MR]

Dept. of Defense: expand prohibition on funding for international institutions of higher education that host Confucius Insititutes and remove authority to waive prohibition (see S. 1864), S2005 [7JN] (see H.R. 3889), H2777 [7JN]

——— reactivate and repurpose unobligated funds into Dept. of the Treasury account to deter Chinese Communist Party before such previously appropriated funds expire at end of fiscal year (see H.R. 5753), H4712 [27SE]

Dept. of Education: prohibit award of Federal funds to institutions of higher education that employ instructors funded by Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 684), H576 [31JA]

Dept. of Homeland Security: deny asylum to members of Communist or other totalitarian party (see S. 2905), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5651), H4455 [21SE]

——— evaluate certain factors for aliens who submit state sponsored Chinese immigration application or who have been employed by Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 4808), H3888 [20JY]

——— prohibit funding to establish Homeland Intelligence Experts Group (see H.R. 5729), H4498 [26SE]

——— provide greater scrutiny of visas for Chinese Communist Party members (see S. 580), S568 [1MR]

Dept. of Justice: report to Congress on activities relative to countering Chinese national security threats (see H.R. 5404), H4263 [12SE]

Dept. of State: establish Venezuela Restoration Fund to use funds seized for corruption to strengthen democracy, defend human rights, support independent media, combat corruption, and improve transparency and accountability (see S. 3159), S5213 [26OC]

——— report on Chinese efforts to utilize Belt and Road Initiative to expand global influence and develop strategy to counter such Initiative (see H.R. 5565), H4407 [19SE]

——— revoke visas of, and impose visa restrictions on certain individuals located in U.S. and abroad who are associated with regimes in Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Bolivia (see S. 1129), S1090 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit from issuing energy and mineral leases to certain entities affiliated with Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 1569), H1279 [10MR]

Dept. of the Treasury: publish report on financial institutions and accounts of senior Chinese officials and restrict financial services for immediate family of such officials to deter aggression towards Taiwan (see H.R. 554), H427 [26JA]

Depts. of Homeland Security and State: require aliens applying for certain visas to disclose if they receive funds from China or Chinese Communist Party (see H.R. 688), H576 [31JA]

Executive Office of the President: provide for closure of Consulate General of People’s Republic of China and Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office located in New York (see H.R. 2865), H1947 [25AP]

Federal employees: prohibit former Presidential appointees from subsequently acting on behalf of China, Chinese Communist Party, and Chinese military companies (see S. 442), S425 [15FE]

Foreign policy: direct President to take such actions as may be necessary to prohibit purchase of public or private real estate located in U.S. by citizens and entities of China (see S. 1136), S1090 [30MR]

——— repeal joint resolution to promote peace and stability in Middle East (see H.R. 4445), H3159 [30JN]

House Rules: prohibit Members, officers, and employees from serving on board of directors of entity which receives funding from, or is affiliated with or controlled by Chinese Communist Party United Front Work Dept. (see H. Res. 207), H1206 [8MR]

Information technology: regulate or prohibit transactions using mobile applications or software programs that engage in theft of user data on behalf of communist country, foreign adversary, or state sponsor of terrorism (see H.R. 57), H100 [9JA]

National objectives: prohibit or require notification relative to certain activities of U.S. persons involving countries of concern (see H.R. 6349), H5668 [9NO]

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: monitor industrial subsidies provided by Chinese Government and submit report on risks posed by those subsidies (see S. 2545), S3620 [26JY]

SEC: require issuers filing annual reports to disclose any connections with Chinese Communist Party (see S. 144), S147 [30JA] (see H.R. 747), H675 [2FE]

Socialism: denounce (see H. Con. Res. 9), H324 [25JA]

——— denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), consideration (see H. Res. 83), H625 [1FE]

Taxation: deny certain green energy tax benefits to companies connected to certain countries of concern (see H.R. 6175), H5361 [2NO]

Telephones: prohibit U.S. Government phones from using any financial service application owned or operated, directly or indirectly, by Chinese Communist Party or any member of such Party (see H.R. 4453), H3159 [30JN]

Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard, Washington, DC: designate (see H.R. 4181), H2958 [15JN]

Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation: develop and disseminate civic education curriculum and oral history resources on certain political ideologies (see S. 634), S636 [2MR] (see H.R. 5349), H4222 [5SE]

Vietnamese Americans: recognize historical significance and struggles of those who fled by boat and other means in search of freedom and democracy and applaud significant contributions to U.S. since resettlement (see H. Res. 565), H3159 [30JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of Fall of Saigon (Black April) (see H. Res. 342), H2118 [28AP]

Letters

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Gisela Perez Kusakawa, Asian American Scholar Forum, H6168–H6170 [6DE]

——— several organizations, H6180 [6DE]

Remarks in House

China: analysis of U.S.-China relations, H2953–H2955 [15JN]

——— hold Chinese Communist Party responsible for present day efforts to knowingly and intentionally manipulate their currency (H. Res. 421), H2955 [15JN]

——— impose sanctions on Chinese Communist Party military and surveillance companies, H125 [10JA]

——— recognize as greatest foreign threat to U.S. peace, security, and stability, H1442 [27MR], H1899 [20AP], H1919 [25AP], H2358 [16MY], H3217 [12JY]

——— remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, H2774 [7JN]

——— U.S. policy, H4411 [20SE]

Colleges and universities: address influence of China in institutions of higher education, H1751–H1755 [17AP]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), H6150, H6166–H6187 [6DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), consideration (H. Res. 906), H6120–H6129 [5DE]

——— require additional foreign gifts reporting for institutions of higher education, certain staff and faculty, and foreign investments within endowments (H.R. 5933), corrections in engrossment, H6198 [6DE]

Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select): establish (H. Res. 11), H121–H129, H146 [10JA], H223 [12JA], E15 [11JA], E269 [28MR]

——— tribute, H4411 [20SE]

Cuba: call for release of political prisoners, H5476–H5478 [7NO]

——— commemorate anniversary of peaceful protests, condemn ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations, and call for immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens, H4043 [27JY]

——— condemn discussion and implementation of agreement with China to build spy base in Cuba (H. Con. Res. 52), H2955 [15JN]

Dept. of the Interior: prohibit foreign nationals associated with China from acquiring interest in any oil or gas leases on public lands, H1664 [30MR]

Epoch Times (publication): tribute, H3485 [13JY]

Socialism: confirm that certain Federal programs such as Social Security, Medicare, TRICARE, and VA healthcare, home loan, homelessness, and burial benefit programs do not meet definition of socialism, H592, H593, H595, H596 [1FE]

——— denounce, H493 [30JA]

——— denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), H518 [31JA], H616, H619, H620 [1FE], H635–H643, H653, H663 [2FE]

——— denounce (H. Con. Res. 9), consideration (H. Res. 83), H590–H599 [1FE]

Tiananmen Square Memorial Boulevard, Washington, DC: designate (H.R. 4181), H2774 [7JN]

Vietnamese Conflict: anniversary of Fall of Saigon, H2103, H2106 [28AP]

Remarks in Senate

China: recognize as greatest foreign threat to U.S. peace, security, and stability, S969–S971 [27MR], S5495 [14NO]

Dept. of Commerce: decision to block certain Chinese companies from purchasing technology, S840 [21MR]

Reports filed

Consideration of H. Con. Res. 9, Denounce Socialism: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 118–2), H625 [1FE]

Consideration of H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 906) (H. Rept. 118–298), H6109 [4DE]

Crucial Communism Teaching Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5349) (H. Rept. 118–255), H5103 [25OC]

Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act: Committee on Education and the Workforce (House) (H.R. 5933) (H. Rept. 118–278), H5906 [24NO]

Taiwan Conflict Deterrence Act: Committee on Financial Services (House) (H.R. 554) (H. Rept. 118–292), H6079 [1DE]

Taiwan Protection and National Resilience Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1074), S2068 [13JN]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 9, denounce socialism, H635 [2FE]

H. Res. 11, Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party (House, Select) establishment, H121 [10JA]

H. Res. 83, consideration of H. Con. Res. 9, denounce socialism, H590 [1FE]

H. Res. 906, consideration of H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, H6120 [5DE]

H.R. 5933, Defending Education Transparency and Ending Rogue Regimes Engaging in Nefarious Transactions (DETERRENT) Act, H6171–H6175 [6DE]

S. Res. 168, commend members of Brigada de Asalto 2506 (Assault Brigade 2506) involved in Bay of Pigs operation and continue to promote democracy and human rights in Cuba, S1305 [20AP]

S. Res. 237, remember victims of violent suppression of democracy protests in China’s Tiananmen Square and condemn crackdown on human rights and basic freedoms within China, including Hong Kong, by Chinese Communist Party, S1984 [6JN]

S. Res. 287, commemorate anniversary of peaceful protests in Cuba, condemn ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations, and call for immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens, S2314 [11JY]

S. Res. 295, commemorate anniversary of peaceful protests in Cuba, condemn ongoing acts of repression and human rights violations, and call for immediate release of all arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens, S2464 [13JY]