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TIANANMEN Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2386| Senate 
| Updated: 7/31/2019
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Targeting Invasive Autocratic Networks, And Necessary Mandatory Export Notifications Act of 2019 or the TIANANMEN Act of 2019 This bill imposes sanctions on foreign entities related to surveillance in China's Xinjiang province. The President shall (1) report to Congress a list of foreign entities that provide the Chinese government with technology to conduct surveillance in Xinjiang; and (2) consider whether specified entities, such as China Communications Services Co. Ltd., should be on the list. Entities on the list shall be subject to Bureau of Industry and Security export licensing requirements. Such entities, and any corporate officer or primary shareholder, shall be subject to property-blocking sanctions. The Department of Commerce may not remove Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (or any subsidiaries or affiliates) from the President's list until the President certifies that Huawei (1) is not involved in activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, and (2) does not conduct or facilitate Chinese government surveillance in Xinjiang. U.S. entities that conduct transactions with entities on the President's list shall disclose such transactions to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 31, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 31, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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AsiaChinaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightForeign and international corporationsForeign propertyGeneticsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPhotography and imagingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSanctionsSecuritiesTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsWar and emergency powers

TIANANMEN Act of 2019

USA116th CongressS-2386| Senate 
| Updated: 7/31/2019
Targeting Invasive Autocratic Networks, And Necessary Mandatory Export Notifications Act of 2019 or the TIANANMEN Act of 2019 This bill imposes sanctions on foreign entities related to surveillance in China's Xinjiang province. The President shall (1) report to Congress a list of foreign entities that provide the Chinese government with technology to conduct surveillance in Xinjiang; and (2) consider whether specified entities, such as China Communications Services Co. Ltd., should be on the list. Entities on the list shall be subject to Bureau of Industry and Security export licensing requirements. Such entities, and any corporate officer or primary shareholder, shall be subject to property-blocking sanctions. The Department of Commerce may not remove Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (or any subsidiaries or affiliates) from the President's list until the President certifies that Huawei (1) is not involved in activities contrary to U.S. national security or foreign policy interests, and (2) does not conduct or facilitate Chinese government surveillance in Xinjiang. U.S. entities that conduct transactions with entities on the President's list shall disclose such transactions to the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Timeline
Jul 31, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 31, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 31, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (1)
Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaComputers and information technologyCongressional oversightForeign and international corporationsForeign propertyGeneticsIntelligence activities, surveillance, classified informationPhotography and imagingPresidents and presidential powers, Vice PresidentsRacial and ethnic relationsReligionSanctionsSecuritiesTechnology transfer and commercializationTelephone and wireless communicationTrade restrictionsWar and emergency powers