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S. 1169: Strategic Competition Act of 2021

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S. 1169: Strategic Competition Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-04-15 · International Affairs · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-04-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 54. 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

Strategic Competition Act of 2021

Plain summary

Strategic Competition Act of 2021 This bill addresses various foreign relations issues, with a focus on China. Among other things, the bill requires the U.S. Agency for Global Media to take certain actions to support independent journalism and combat censorship in countries where the Chinese Communist Party or other entities are promoting disinformation; requires the Department of State to establish programs to engage partner countries on issues such as regulatory harmonization and technology partnerships; prohibits any individual who has served as Secretary of State or Deputy Secretary of State from representing a foreign government entity before the executive branch; requires the State Department to develop and implement a plan for increasing the U.S. presence in the Indo-Pacific region; authorizes various foreign military financing and diplomatic activities in Southeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific region; prioritizes the transfer of excess defense articles to Taiwan, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Malaysia; prohibits a country from receiving certain U.S. assistance if that country hosts a Chinese military installation within its territory, with some exceptions; authorizes the U.S. representative to the Inter-American Development Bank to vote for an increase in the bank's capital stock; requires strategies to engage with other countries on issues such as managing relations with China; authorizes military training assistance activities in Latin America and the Caribbean; establishes an interagency working group to counter Chinese cyber aggression in Africa; authorizes activities to promote democracy in Hong Kong; and imposes sanctions on foreign individuals and entities responsible for certain abuses (e.g., forced labor and coercive abortions) in China's Xinjiang region.

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Official text

Strategic Competition Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · 6 cosponsors

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James E. Risch (R-ID), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Todd Young (R-IN)

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Record fed-us-cong117-s1169 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117