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US SB2362

Bill

Status

Introduced

7/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

John Barrasso

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Origin

Senate

119th Congress

AI Summary

  • Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct U.S. Executive Directors at multilateral development banks (including the World Bank and Asian Development Bank) to oppose any loans or financial/technical assistance to China

  • Establishes U.S. policy that China should be graduated from eligibility for multilateral development bank assistance, citing China's status as the world's second-largest economy with over $3.28 trillion in foreign exchange reserves and 2024 gross national income per capita of $13,660

  • Notes China exceeded the graduation discussion income threshold (currently $7,895 per capita) in 2016, yet has received $12.9 billion in World Bank project loans since fiscal year 2016 and over $901 million from the Asian Development Bank in 2024 alone

  • Requires annual Treasury Department reports to Congress on China's borrowing status, voting power, and representation at each multilateral development bank, plus lists of countries exceeding graduation thresholds

  • Applies broadly to end lending and assistance to all countries that exceed the graduation discussion income at multilateral development banks

Legislative Description

Ending Lending to China Act of 2025

International affairs

Last Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text: CR S4506)

7/21/2025

Committee Referrals

Foreign Relations7/21/2025

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