H.R. 7224: End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-06-15 · Immigration · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-06-15 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

Plain summary

End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act This bill specifies that an immigrant who is a current or former member or affiliate of the Chinese Communist Party is inadmissible into the United States. (The current statute generally prohibits the admission of current or former members or affiliates of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party.) The bill also repeals two exceptions to this prohibition for an alien who does not pose a security threat to the United States, specifically (1) an exception for an alien who is no longer a member of the organization in question, and (2) a waiver for certain close family members of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

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Official text

End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] reported raising $5.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr7224.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr7224 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116