H.R. 8782 · 117th Congress · House

Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Introduced
Sep 9, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Protecting Our Homeland from Chinese Espionage Act

This bill requires Department of Homeland Security (DHS) contractors to disclose relevant commercial ties with covered Chinese entities. DHS must terminate a contract with a contractor if, based on a disclosure required by this bill, DHS determines that continuation of the contract violates federal law or is not in the public's interest.

The bill defines covered entity to include the Chinese government, the Chinese Communist Party, the Chinese military, and entities that have certain connections to China.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 10, 2022Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.

  2. SEP 09, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 09, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 09, 2022IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.

Committees

2

Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee

hshm09

Referred: Sep 10, 2022

Active

Homeland Security Committee

hshm00

Referred: Sep 9, 2022

Active