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US HB2246

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Garland Barr

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Origin

House of Representatives

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Authorizes $150,000,000 to the Department of the Treasury for the first two fiscal years to implement sanctions and investment restrictions targeting the People's Republic of China, including Hong Kong and Macau

  • Empowers the President to impose IEEPA sanctions blocking property and transactions of "covered foreign persons" operating in China's defense, surveillance, or military-industrial sectors, with civil penalties up to $250,000 or twice the transaction value

  • Prohibits U.S. persons from knowingly engaging in investments involving "prohibited technologies" with Chinese entities, covering advanced semiconductors, AI systems trained with 10²⁵+ floating point operations, quantum computing, hypersonic systems, and certain supercomputers

  • Requires mandatory written notification within 30 days for U.S. investments in "notifiable technologies" including integrated circuit design/fabrication and AI systems intended for military, intelligence, or mass-surveillance purposes

  • Mandates U.S. persons divest securities of companies on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List within 365 days of enactment, with the Secretary required to report biennially on which PRC entities qualify for list inclusion

Legislative Description

Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act

International affairs

Last Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

3/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Affairs3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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