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South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1657| Senate 
| Updated: 10/28/2021
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (2)
John Barrasso (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021 This bill authorizes sanctions on Chinese individuals and entities that participate in certain activities related to China's territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. The President may impose property-blocking and visa-denial sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities, including those that are (1) responsible for or significantly contributing to certain large-scale projects, such as reclamation and militarization projects, in the disputed parts of the South China Sea; (2) responsible for or significantly contributing to actions that inhibit another country from protecting its sovereign rights to access resources in the South China Sea; and (3) responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability in disputed South China Sea areas or in an East China Sea area administered by Japan or South Korea. The President may also (1) deny visas to the corporate officers and controlling shareholders of sanctioned entities, (2) subject sanctioned individuals or entities to certain export restrictions, and (3) prohibit U.S. individuals and entities from investing in sanctioned entities or individuals. The Department of State must periodically submit a report to Congress identifying countries that recognize China's claims to the contested territories.

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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1634
South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019
May 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 19, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 28, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 28, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1634
    South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019


  • May 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 19, 2021
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • October 28, 2021
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • October 28, 2021
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.

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South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021

USA117th CongressS-1657| Senate 
| Updated: 10/28/2021
South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2021 This bill authorizes sanctions on Chinese individuals and entities that participate in certain activities related to China's territorial disputes in the South China Sea and the East China Sea. The President may impose property-blocking and visa-denial sanctions on certain Chinese individuals and entities, including those that are (1) responsible for or significantly contributing to certain large-scale projects, such as reclamation and militarization projects, in the disputed parts of the South China Sea; (2) responsible for or significantly contributing to actions that inhibit another country from protecting its sovereign rights to access resources in the South China Sea; and (3) responsible for or complicit in actions that threaten the peace, security, or stability in disputed South China Sea areas or in an East China Sea area administered by Japan or South Korea. The President may also (1) deny visas to the corporate officers and controlling shareholders of sanctioned entities, (2) subject sanctioned individuals or entities to certain export restrictions, and (3) prohibit U.S. individuals and entities from investing in sanctioned entities or individuals. The Department of State must periodically submit a report to Congress identifying countries that recognize China's claims to the contested territories.

Bill Text Versions

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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-1634
South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019
May 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Oct 19, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Oct 28, 2021
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Oct 28, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-1634
    South China Sea and East China Sea Sanctions Act of 2019


  • May 17, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 17, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • October 19, 2021
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.


  • October 28, 2021
    Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.


  • October 28, 2021
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 158.
Marco Rubio

Marco Rubio

Republican Senator

Florida

Cosponsors (2)
John Barrasso (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AlliancesAsiaAviation and airportsBank accounts, deposits, capitalBuilding constructionChinaCongressional oversightDiplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroadForeign aid and international reliefForeign and international bankingForeign propertyGeography and mappingGovernment information and archivesInternational law and treatiesJapanMarine and inland water transportationMilitary assistance, sales, and agreementsMilitary operations and strategyNavigation, waterways, harborsPacific OceanPhilippinesSanctionsSouth KoreaSovereignty, recognition, national governance and statusU.S. and foreign investmentsVisas and passports