• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
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Compensation for Americans Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State to negotiate with China to secure compensation for China's distortion of information related to the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also contains other China-related provisions, such as those imposing sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities. As part of such negotiations, the President shall (1) freeze Chinese assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (2) suspend the required review of any proposed acquisition of a U.S. entity by a Chinese entity; (3) impose sanctions on Chinese entities in certain industries, such as artificial intelligence and pharmaceuticals; (4) impose sanctions on various individuals, including Chinese government officials and Chinese citizens responsible for stealing intellectual property from U.S. entities; and (5) prohibit using federal funds to procure goods manufactured or sourced from a Chinese company, if such goods pose a supply chain risk to U.S. national security. The President s may terminate such prohibitions and sanctions if China and the United States come to an agreement regarding compensation related to COVID-19. The Department of the Treasury shall establish a public repository with information about entities that are owned, financed, or controlled by the Chinese government. Other provisions in this bill include (1) imposing export controls on telecommunications equipment that would help China carry out censorship or surveillance, (2) banning researchers affiliated with China's military from obtaining visas, and (3) requiring U.S. World Bank representatives to end China's eligibility for World Bank assistance.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDepartment of CommerceDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEnergy storage, supplies, demandFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsForeign laborForeign propertyFree trade and trade barriersGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment trust fundsHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMetalsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNews media and reportingPolitical parties and affiliationPrescription drugsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementSanctionsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Strategic materials and reservesTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWar and emergency powersWorld health
Compensation for Americans Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-7007| House
| Updated: 5/22/2020
Compensation for Americans Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of State to negotiate with China to secure compensation for China's distortion of information related to the spread of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). The bill also contains other China-related provisions, such as those imposing sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities. As part of such negotiations, the President shall (1) freeze Chinese assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction; (2) suspend the required review of any proposed acquisition of a U.S. entity by a Chinese entity; (3) impose sanctions on Chinese entities in certain industries, such as artificial intelligence and pharmaceuticals; (4) impose sanctions on various individuals, including Chinese government officials and Chinese citizens responsible for stealing intellectual property from U.S. entities; and (5) prohibit using federal funds to procure goods manufactured or sourced from a Chinese company, if such goods pose a supply chain risk to U.S. national security. The President s may terminate such prohibitions and sanctions if China and the United States come to an agreement regarding compensation related to COVID-19. The Department of the Treasury shall establish a public repository with information about entities that are owned, financed, or controlled by the Chinese government. Other provisions in this bill include (1) imposing export controls on telecommunications equipment that would help China carry out censorship or surveillance, (2) banning researchers affiliated with China's military from obtaining visas, and (3) requiring U.S. World Bank representatives to end China's eligibility for World Bank assistance.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, the Judiciary, Financial Services, Energy and Commerce, Armed Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
• Ways and Means Committee• Foreign Affairs Committee• Financial Services Committee• Judiciary Committee• Armed Services Committee• Energy and Commerce Committee• Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Accounting and auditingAdministrative law and regulatory proceduresAsiaBanking and financial institutions regulationBusiness recordsCardiovascular and respiratory healthChinaComputers and information technologyComputer security and identity theftCongressional oversightCorporate finance and managementDepartment of CommerceDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadDrug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulationEconomic performance and conditionsEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployee benefits and pensionsEnergy storage, supplies, demandFinancial services and investmentsForeign and international corporationsForeign laborForeign propertyFree trade and trade barriersGeneticsGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementGovernment information and archivesGovernment liabilityGovernment trust fundsHealth technology, devices, suppliesImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseasesIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationInternational law and treatiesInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLicensing and registrationsManufacturingMarketing and advertisingMetalsMilitary procurement, research, weapons developmentNews media and reportingPolitical parties and affiliationPrescription drugsPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsPublic contracts and procurementSanctionsSecuritiesSecurities and Exchange Commission (SEC)Strategic materials and reservesTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsUnited NationsU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passportsWar and emergency powersWorld health