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Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act

USA116th CongressS-4257| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2020
Martha McSally

Martha McSally

Republican Senator

Arizona

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act This bill eliminates the temporary exemption to certification requirements for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation with respect to contracts between public transportation agencies and certain rolling stock manufacturers. Such manufacturers include ones that are owned or controlled by, are a subsidiary of, or otherwise are related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that (1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country, (2) was identified by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as a foreign country included on the priority watch list, and (3) is subject to monitoring by the USTR.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Transportation and Public Works

District of ColumbiaManufacturingMarylandPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningTrade restrictionsTransportation programs fundingVirginia

Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act

USA116th CongressS-4257| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2020
Secure Our Transit Systems from Chinese Interference Act This bill eliminates the temporary exemption to certification requirements for the procurement of rail rolling stock for use in public transportation with respect to contracts between public transportation agencies and certain rolling stock manufacturers. Such manufacturers include ones that are owned or controlled by, are a subsidiary of, or otherwise are related legally or financially to a corporation based in a country that (1) is identified as a nonmarket economy country, (2) was identified by the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) as a foreign country included on the priority watch list, and (3) is subject to monitoring by the USTR.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  • July 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Martha McSally

Martha McSally

Republican Senator

Arizona

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Transportation and Public Works

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
District of ColumbiaManufacturingMarylandPublic contracts and procurementPublic transitRegional and metropolitan planningTrade restrictionsTransportation programs fundingVirginia