Sens. John Curtis, R-Utah, and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., introduced a bill April 8 that would require the administration to write a report to Congress on Hong Kong’s role in export control and sanctions evasion.
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Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., reintroduced a bill April 7 that aims to close a loophole that has allowed China to use cloud service providers to access advanced U.S. computing chips remotely.
Reps. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, and John James, R-Mich., introduced a bill April 3 that would direct the administration to identify South African government officials and African National Congress leaders who should be sanctioned for human rights abuses or corruption.
Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., reintroduced a bill April 3 that would require an annual report to Congress on sanctions imposed under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act, a 2020 law that aims to address the wrongful detainment of U.S. nationals abroad.
The Senate on April 3 defeated legislation by Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., aimed at blocking $8.8 billion in arms transfers to Israel (see 2503280049). The two joint resolutions of disapproval received votes of 15-82 and 15-83. The Senate rejected three similar measures in November (see 2411210022).
Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., reintroduced a bill April 3 to ban exports of liquefied natural gas and crude oil to China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. Merkley said such exports could boost energy prices for Americans while helping foreign "adversaries." The Protecting American Households from Rising Energy Costs Act, which has two co-sponsors, was referred to the Senate Banking Committee. The bill didn't advance in the last Congress (see 2403010077).
Rep. Tom Kean, R-N.J., reintroduced a bill March 31 that would require the administration to develop a strategy to block China and other “foreign adversaries” from buying goods and technologies to build, maintain or operate undersea cables.
House Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., reintroduced a bill April 3 to sanction Haitian political and economic elites involved in criminal activity.
Reps. Gerald Connolly, D-Va., and Joe Wilson, R-S.C., reintroduced a sanctions bill April 3 aimed at curbing North Korea’s support for Russia’s war machine.
The House Foreign Affairs Committee’s new task force on improving how the government handles foreign military sales (FMS) and export controls (see 2501220086 and 2502260047) held its first formal meeting April 2.