Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on any member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee whom the President determines plays a significant role in developing or implementing policies that violate the autonomy of Hong Kong, harass or intimidate the people of Taiwan, or contribute to the oppression of individuals or groups in China, including Uyghur Muslims.

Highlights:

• Requires the President to impose visa and property-blocking sanctions on any member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee whom the President determines (Sec. 2):

• Plays a significant role in developing or implementing policies that violate the autonomy of Hong Kong;

• Harass or intimidate the people of Taiwan; or 

• Contribute to the oppression of individuals or groups in China, including Uyghur Muslims.

• Authorizes the President to waive the sanctions for renewable periods of up to 60 days by certifying to Congress that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests (Sec. 2).

• Specifies that the President may terminate any sanctions imposed after certifying to Congress that China's government and the CCP have ceased (Sec. 2):

• The genocide of the Uyghur Muslim population;

• All threats, military exercises, and aggression toward Taiwan;

• Undermining the autonomy of Hong Kong; and

• Any efforts to steal the intellectual property of U.S. persons.

• Authorizes the President to terminate sanctions after certifying to Congress that the sanctioned person has renounced membership in the CCP and taken steps to denounce or remediate the conduct for which sanctions were imposed (Sec. 2).

• Requires that any certifications related to the termination of sanctions be publicly available on a federal government website (Sec. 2).

Full Bill Text

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