H.R. 638 · 118th Congress · House

China Trade Relations Act of 2023

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Introduced
Jan 30, 23
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

China Trade Relations Act of 2023

This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights and other actions by China.

Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., performing forced abortion or sterilization or operating concentration camps where people are held against their will) or does not comply with certain standards (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may not conclude any commercial agreement with China.

Action Timeline

5
  1. DEC 17, 2024•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.

  2. JAN 30, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. JAN 30, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 30, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

  5. JAN 30, 2023•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.

Committees

3

Trade Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 17, 2024

Active

Rules Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2023

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jan 30, 2023

Active