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H.R. 2311 · 111th Congress

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

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6 cosponsors · 4 D, 2 R

3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 - Authorizes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy programming, hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) construction of one additional U.S.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 7, 2009
United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 - Authorizes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy programming, hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) construction of one additional U.S. consulate in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (3) 10 additional U.S. diplomatic posts in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (4) a U.S. financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; (5) rule of law initiatives in the PRC; and (6) specified Chinese language exchanges.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009

Latest action (May 7, 2009): Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: House · Introduced: May 7, 2009

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.