Reps. Jen Kiggans, R-Va., and Dale Strong, R-Ala., have been appointed to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China for the 119th Congress. The panel monitors human rights and the rule of law in China.
The leaders of the House Select Committee on China urged the State Department to consider sanctioning Hong Kong Police Commissioner Joe Chow Yat-ming for his role in the Chinese territory's crackdown on pro-democracy activists.
The Senate Armed Services Committee wants the Defense Department to create a “data czar” to collect, track and disseminate information about its Foreign Military Sales program, according to a newly released summary of the panel’s FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
Sens. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., have been appointed to the Congressional-Executive Commission on China for the 119th Congress, with Sullivan designated the chairman. Last year, the commission called for imposing export controls and foreign investment restrictions to prevent China from using biotechnology to commit human rights abuses (see 2412270037).
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., announced July 10 that he has reintroduced a bill that would bar Chinese corporations and individuals associated with the Chinese Communist Party from owning American agricultural land and homes.
The Aerospace Industries Association has endorsed two House bills it says would remove unnecessary barriers to defense trade, AIA vice president for international affairs Dak Hardwick said on LinkedIn July 8.
Reps. Zach Nunn, R-Iowa, and Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., introduced a bill July 7 that would give the Treasury Department expanded authority to prohibit U.S. bank access for foreign financial institutions that serve Russia’s energy sector or sanctioned Russian entities.
A bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers issued a press release late July 7 calling on Congress to pass a bill that would require export-controlled advanced computing chips to contain location verification mechanisms.
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., and Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-N.C., introduced a bill July 2 that would require the State Department to develop a strategy to address instability in Haiti, including by assessing the impact of sanctions on the country.
Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., introduced a bill July 2 that would require a review of whether individuals or entities included on certain sanctions list should be included on other sanctions lists. The legislation was referred to the House Foreign Affairs and Armed Services committees. Fine’s office didn't respond to a request for more information about the bill.