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H.R. 4792: Countering Communist China Act

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H.R. 4792: Countering Communist China Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-29 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Countering Communist China Act

Plain summary

Countering Communist China Act This bill addresses issues related to China, tax incentives, and other topics. The bill imposes visa- and property-blocking sanctions on certain entities and individuals that (1) are involved in acts of malign disinformation on behalf of a foreign government or political party, or (2) have engaged in a pattern of significant infringement of intellectual property belonging to a U.S. entity or individual. It also authorizes sanctions on developers and owners of software that makes unauthorized transmissions of user data to servers that are located in China and are accessible by China's government. The bill also provides tax incentives for relocating pharmaceutical, medical supply, or medical device manufacturing to the United States, including by allowing accelerated depreciation of nonresidential real property acquired in connection with such relocation; eliminates the five-year amortization requirement for research and experimental expenditures scheduled to begin in 2022, thus allowing continued expensing of such expenditures in the taxable years in which they are incurred; prohibits an institution of higher education from receiving certain federal funds if the institution has a contractual partnership with an entity controlled by China's government or organized under China's laws; modifies presumptions and evidentiary standards in administrative patent validity challenges; bars China from asserting sovereign immunity in certain instances; requires U.S. representatives to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to take certain actions, such as opposing any increase to the weight given to China's currency when determining the value of IMF Special Drawing Rights; and permanently rescinds unobligated funds previously made available for certain economic relief programs related to COVID-19.

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Official text

Countering Communist China Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] · 55 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Brian Babin (R-TX), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), David Rouzer (R-NC), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Austin Scott (R-GA), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Claudia Tenney (R-NY), John W. Rose (R-TN), Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Andy Barr (R-KY), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Tim Burchett (R-TN), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Guy Reschenthaler (R-PA), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), J. French Hill (R-AR), Randy Feenstra (R-IA), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Ben Cline (R-VA), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Roger Williams (R-TX), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), David Kustoff (R-TN), Ted Budd (R-NC)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] reported raising $2.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4792 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117