S. 481 · 118th Congress · Senate

Deterring Communist Chinese Aggression against Taiwan through Financial Sanctions Act of 2023

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Introduced
Feb 16, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Deterring Communist Chinese Aggression against Taiwan through Financial Sanctions Act of 2023

This bill requires sanctions and other actions if China's government makes any attempt to subject Taiwan to China's control, including by invading Taiwan's territory.

If China's government makes such an attempt, the bill requires certain actions, including (1) imposing sanctions against Chinese nationals, citizens, and entities that participate in the attempt; (2) prohibiting the trading in the securities of Chinese entities on national securities exchanges; and (3) imposing sanctions on global financial communications services providers that continue to provide financial communications services to the Central Bank of China or any foreign financial institutions subject to sanctions under this bill.

Action Timeline

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  1. FEB 16, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. FEB 16, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Committees

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Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

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Referred: Feb 16, 2023

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