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Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act

USA117th CongressS-1754| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act This bill requires an agent of a Chinese business entity to register as an agent of a foreign principal in certain instances. The bill's provisions shall apply to an entity that (1) is organized under the laws of China and has its principal place of business there, unless the entity is a Chinese subsidy or affiliate of a non-Chinese entity; or (2) has been designated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as being subject to the Chinese Communist Party's extrajudicial direction. Generally, under current law, an agent of a foreign principal engaging in lobbying in the United States must periodically file disclosures with DOJ, with specified exemptions. Under the bill, an existing exemption for a foreign agent that engages only in private and nonpolitical activities to further trade and commerce shall not apply to an agent operating on behalf of such a Chinese entity. Similarly, another existing exemption for an agent that has already registered as a lobbyist shall not apply to an agent working for such a Chinese entity.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4843
Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3390
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4843
    Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3390
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3390: Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act
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Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act

USA117th CongressS-1754| Senate 
| Updated: 5/20/2021
Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act This bill requires an agent of a Chinese business entity to register as an agent of a foreign principal in certain instances. The bill's provisions shall apply to an entity that (1) is organized under the laws of China and has its principal place of business there, unless the entity is a Chinese subsidy or affiliate of a non-Chinese entity; or (2) has been designated by the Department of Justice (DOJ) as being subject to the Chinese Communist Party's extrajudicial direction. Generally, under current law, an agent of a foreign principal engaging in lobbying in the United States must periodically file disclosures with DOJ, with specified exemptions. Under the bill, an existing exemption for a foreign agent that engages only in private and nonpolitical activities to further trade and commerce shall not apply to an agent operating on behalf of such a Chinese entity. Similarly, another existing exemption for an agent that has already registered as a lobbyist shall not apply to an agent working for such a Chinese entity.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 116-4843
Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act
May 20, 2021
Introduced in Senate
May 20, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Nov 1, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 117-3390
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 116-4843
    Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act


  • May 20, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • May 20, 2021
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.


  • November 1, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 117-3390
    Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

Related Bills

  • HR 117-3390: Chinese Communist Party Influence Transparency Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaForeign and international corporationsGovernment information and archivesLicensing and registrationsPolitical parties and affiliationPublic participation and lobbying