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Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act

USA117th CongressHR-5286| House 
| Updated: 10/12/2021
Scott Perry

Scott Perry

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act This bill prohibits transactions in the securities of certain Chinese entities. The Department of State must report to Congress a list identifying entities incorporated in China that have a presence in U.S. capital markets and (1) are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of human rights in China; (2) pose an unusual or extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic interests; or (3) pose an increased financial risk exposure to U.S.-based investors. A U.S. entity or individual may not purchase or sell the publicly traded securities (or derivatives of such securities) of (1) the entities on the above list; or (2) certain entities that have been designated as Communist Chinese military companies or Chinese military-industrial complex companies. The bill provides certain exceptions for transactions that are made solely for the purpose of divesting in such securities. The bill prohibits judicial review of certain actions related to this bill, including a decision by the State Department to list a company as one that is responsible for gross human rights violations in China.
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Timeline
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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.
Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
  • September 17, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 17, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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.


  • October 12, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.

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Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act

USA117th CongressHR-5286| House 
| Updated: 10/12/2021
Protecting Americans from Corporate Human Rights Abusers Act This bill prohibits transactions in the securities of certain Chinese entities. The Department of State must report to Congress a list identifying entities incorporated in China that have a presence in U.S. capital markets and (1) are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of human rights in China; (2) pose an unusual or extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, or economic interests; or (3) pose an increased financial risk exposure to U.S.-based investors. A U.S. entity or individual may not purchase or sell the publicly traded securities (or derivatives of such securities) of (1) the entities on the above list; or (2) certain entities that have been designated as Communist Chinese military companies or Chinese military-industrial complex companies. The bill provides certain exceptions for transactions that are made solely for the purpose of divesting in such securities. The bill prohibits judicial review of certain actions related to this bill, including a decision by the State Department to list a company as one that is responsible for gross human rights violations in China.
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Timeline
Sep 17, 2021
Introduced in House
Sep 17, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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.
Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
  • September 17, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • September 17, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Financial Services, 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.


  • October 12, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia and Nonproliferation.
Scott Perry

Scott Perry

Republican Representative

Pennsylvania

Foreign Affairs Committee, Financial Services Committee, East Asia and Pacific Subcommittee, Armed Services Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted