S. 982 · 118th Congress · Senate

A bill to establish an FBI hotline to receive tips about persons trying to engage in certain activities in the United States on behalf of the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party, and to criminalize the performance of the functions of a law enforcement agency in the United States on behalf of the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party.

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Mar 27, 23
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to establish a hotline to receive anonymous tips about individuals who surveil, harass, intimidate, or coerce another individual, or perform law enforcement activities, in the United States on behalf of China or the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

This bill also establishes federal criminal offenses for individuals in the United States who engage in one of the following on behalf of China or the CCP: (1) surveillance, harassment, intimidation, or coercion of another person in the United States; or (2) performance of any function of a law enforcement agency.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. MAR 27, 2023IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

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Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Mar 27, 2023

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