H.R. 704: Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-22 · Foreign Trade and International Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act This bill revises trade, finance, and tax provisions with respect to China. The bill directs the Department of Commerce to prohibit the export of certain U.S. technology and intellectual property to China. The bill places a shareholder cap on Chinese investments in certain U.S. corporations. Federal agencies are prohibited from using or procuring telecommunications equipment or services from Huawei Technologies Company, ZTE Corporation, or any other entity reasonably believed to be owned or controlled by China. The bill requires the U.S. Trade Representative to list certain Chinese products that receive support pursuant to China's Made in China 2025 policy. The bill aexpedites the countervailing duty process (i.e., the imposition of duties to offset a subsidy by a foreign government) for products on such a list. The bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal certain reduced withholding rates for residents of China, tax income received by China from certain U.S. investments, and tax income derived from certain Chinese investments. The bill also allows U.S. courts to hear cases against certain entities or corporate affiliates of a foreign state.

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Fair Trade with China Enforcement Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] · 5 cosponsors

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Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Roger Marshall (R-KS)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr704.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr704 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116