Hong Kong Freedom Act

Bill: 116-hr-6947
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2020-05-19
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Asia

China

Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad

Hong Kong

Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
Latest action: action_date: 2020-06-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Nonproliferation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-05-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Hong Kong Freedom Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes the President to recognize Hong Kong as a separate and independent country from China. (Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system.)</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6947 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 19, 2020 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To authorize the President to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Hong Kong Freedom Act . 2. Statement of policy; authorization (a) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States that all territorial claims by the People’s Republic of China over the area known as the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region are invalid and without merit. (b) Authorization The President is authorized to recognize the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China as a separate, independent country, in accordance with subsection (a).