S. 3197 · 116th Congress
Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2020
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This bill bars an official of China's government from obtaining a visa to enter the United States if the official was involved in prohibiting a U.S. citizen from leaving China in an attempt to achieve certain goals, such as convincing a relative of the U.S. citizen to submit to Chinese government custody for prosecution.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 15, 2020
Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2020
This bill bars an official of China's government from obtaining a visa to enter the United States if the official was involved in prohibiting a U.S. citizen from leaving China in an attempt to achieve certain goals, such as convincing a relative of the U.S. citizen to submit to Chinese government custody for prosecution. Any existing visa belonging to such an official shall be revoked.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2020
Latest action (Jan 15, 2020): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: International Affairs · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 15, 2020
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.