End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

Bill: 116-hr-7224
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14]
Introduced: 2020-06-15
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Asia

China

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Immigration status and procedures

Political parties and affiliation

Transportation and Public Works

Visas and passports
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-15
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-06-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act</b></p> <p>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.)</p> <p>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. </p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7224 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 15, 2020 Mr. Reschenthaler introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend section 212(a)(3)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to inadmissibility based on membership in the Chinese Communist Party, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act . 2. Inadmissibility based on membership in a totalitarian party Section 212(a)(3)(D) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182 (a)(3)(D)) is amended— (1) in clause (i), by inserting (I) Chinese Communist Party or its successor, or (II) after with the ; and (2) by striking clauses (iii) and (iv).