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Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020
Legislative Progress
Introduced
September 29, 2020
Latest Action
December 8, 2020
Primary Sponsor
Tom MalinowskiDemocratic(NJ)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
89pct
70d open
vs 9,062 other HR bills in the 116th — cohort avg 39d
Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 This bill provides for temporary protected status (TPS) and refugee status for qualifying Hong Kong residents and contains other immigration-related provisions. Hong Kong shall be treated as a TPS-designated country for 18 months starting from this bill's enactment. (Qualifying nationals of a TPS-designated country may not be removed from the United States and shall have employment authorization while the designation is in effect.) Furthermore, Hong Kong shall be treated as separate from China for the purposes of various numerical limitations on immigrant visas. (Hong Kong is part of China but has a largely separate legal and economic system.) The bill also establishes Priority Hong Kong Resident status for qualified individuals. To obtain such status, an individual must meet certain requirements, such as having resided in Hong Kong for at least ten years as of the day of this bill's enactment and not having citizenship in any jurisdiction other than China, Hong Kong, or Macau. For the purposes of seeking refugee status or asylum, a Priority Hong Kong Resident (and certain family members of such an individual) may establish that the individual has a well-founded fear of persecution if the individual asserts such fear and (1) had a significant role in an organization that supported the 2019 or 2020 protests related to China's encroachment into Hong Kong's autonomy or the Hong Kong National Security Law enacted in 2020; or (2) was arrested, charged, detained, or convicted for participating in the nonviolent exercise of certain rights.
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Filing registrants (5)
2021 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6872-6874)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6872-6874)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8428.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6872-6877)
Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Sources: Congress.gov
H.R.461/S.295, Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act H.R.8428, Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 (116th Congress)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · second_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R.461/S.295, Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act H.R.8428, Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 (116th Congress)
Client expense: $80,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2021 · first_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R.461/S.295, Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act H.R.8428, Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 (116th Congress)
Client expense: $50,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.Res.1033, Condemning acts by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region that violate fundamental rights and freedoms of Hong Kong residents as well as acts that undermine Hong Kong's high degree of autonomy H.R.8428, To provide for temporary protected status for residents of Hong Kong, and for other purposes
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Defense
H.R.3616, "Strom Thurmond National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1999," (Issues related to Chinese military companies). H.R.3342, "Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act," all provisions. H.R.4331, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions. H.R.6210, "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act," all provisions. H.R.6270, "Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.6395, "William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to U.S. military funding, Virginia-class submarines, Pacific Deterrence Initiative, Chinese activities in international standard-setting bodies, U.S.-Israel Operations-Technology Working Group, limiting Defense funding for U.S. universities that host Confucius Institutes, documenting activities of Chinas United Front Department, reporting on Chinese money laundering activities, reporting on Chinas research and development efforts, reporting on Chinas illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing schemes, strategic leadership in cyberspace, national cyber resilience, U.S. cybersecurity reform initiatives, cybersecurity directives for the Pentagon and Homeland Security, Indo-Pacific Reassurance Initiative, enhanced military cooperation with Taiwan, energizing America's semi-conductor industry, CCP state repression, China's military-civil fusion strategy, U.S. policy on Taiwan). H.R.7415, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. H.R.8428, "Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020," all provisions. H.R.8733, "United States-Israel Common Defense Authorization Act," all provisions. S. 4049, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021," (Issues related to Pacific Deterrence Initiative, enhanced military cooperation with Taiwan, energizing America's semi-conductor industry, U.S.-Israel Operations Technology Working Group, supply chain for strategic minerals, Chinese corruption). S. 4978, "Israel CENTCOM Reclassification Act," all provisions. S.2093, "RE-Coop 21st Century Manufacturing Act," all provisions. S.2539, "Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019," all provisions. S.2943, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," (issues related to authorities for security assistance). Issues related to 2020 Malabar exercise, Afghanistan drawdown, Al-Qaeda operations, CENTCOM, Chinas Big Tech, China-India relations, China-Israel relations, Chinese military capabilities, Chinese military companies, Chinese military-civil fusion strategy, EUCOM, European Deterrence Initiative, Great power competition in the Indo-Pacific, ICT supply chain, INDOPACOM, Iran arms embargo, Irans precision-guided munitions, Iranian cyber activities, Iranian proxy wars, Iran-Venezuela relations, Iraq drawdown, Israels QME, North Korean cyber capabilities, Supply chain security, Taliban operations, Trilateral BIRD, U.S. arms sales to the Middle East, U.S. Counterterrorism efforts, U.S. cyber capabilities, U.S. defense policy, U.S. military capabilities, U.S. military posture in the Indo-Pacific, U.S. military presence in Syria, U.S. missile defense, U.S. policy on Afghanistan, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Iran, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Taiwan, U.S. Special Operations Forces (no bill).
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
S.4049 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 H.R.8428, Hong Kongs Peoples Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 Implementation of P.L. 116-76, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 Implementation of P.L.116-149, Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Client expense: $550,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Federal Reserve System, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, Small Business Administration (SBA), Treasury, Dept of
2020 · fourth_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Democracy and human rights in Hong Kong, generally; H.R. 8428, Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $80,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · fourth_quarter · Foreign Relations
Monitored discussions regarding H.R.8428, Hong Kongs Peoples Freedom and Choice Act of 2020 Monitored discussions regarding P.L.116-76, Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019 Monitored discussions regarding P.L.116-149, Hong Kong Autonomy Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R.8428, To provide for temporary protected status for residents of Hong Kong, and for other purposes H.R.7415, Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act
Client expense: $60,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
Democracy and human rights in Hong Kong, generally; H.R. 8428, Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $40,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2020 · third_quarter · Foreign Relations
H.R. 3331, Countering Hizballah in Lebanons Military Act of 2019, all provisions. H.R. 3664, "Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act," all provisions. H.R. 7440, Hong Kong Autonomy Act, all provisions. H.R. 7850, NIE on Iranian Proxy Forces, all provisions. H.R. 8428, Hong Kong Peoples Freedom and Choice Act of 2020, all provisions. H.R. 8445, "Hezbollah Money Laundering Prevention Act," all provisions. H.R.7415, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. S. 2943, "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017," sections 1261-1265 (issues related to the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act). S. 4631, "Hong Kong Refugee Protection Act," all provisions. S. Res. 195, "A resolution opposing the lifting of sanctions imposed with respect to Iran without addressing Iran's nuclear program, ballistic missile development, support for terrorism, and other destabilizing activities, all provisions." S.4110, "Hong Kong Safe Harbor Act," all provisions. S.4229, "Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act," all provisions. 1980 Iran-Iraq War, AMIA bombing in Argentina, Anti-Semitism in Europe, BDS in Europe, China and the global world order, China in the Persian Gulf, China sanctions, Chinas Comprehensive National Power Concept, China-South Korea relations, Chinese attempts to interfere in U.S. democracy, Chinese human rights abuses, COVID-19 in the Middle East, Foreign media FARA registrations, Hezbollah and Israel, Hezbollah in Europe, Hezbollah in Latin America, Hezbollah in Lebanon, International organizations, Iran arms embargo, Iran sanctions, Irans COVID-19 disinformation campaign, Irans nuclear program, Iran-Armenia relations, Iran-Canada relations, Iranian economy, Iranian human rights abuses, Iranian terrorism in Europe, Iran-Turkey relations, Iraqi human rights abuses and corruption, Israel and the Middle East, Lebanons economic crisis, Nord Stream II, Normalization efforts in the Middle East, Qatar-Hezbollah relations, Role of the Caspian Region in U.S. energy policy, Saudi Arabias nuclear program, Snapback of UN sanctions on Iran, Sourcing of essential materials, goods, and services with trusted allies (ally-shoring), South Korea-Japan relations, Tools of U.S. power (sanctions), Turkey and Cyprus, Turkish human rights abuses, U.S. policy on Afghanistan, U.S. policy on China, U.S. policy on Hong Kong, U.S. policy on Iran, U.S. policy on Iraq, U.S. policy on Israel, U.S. policy on Lebanon, U.S. policy on Taiwan, UAE/Israel peace deal, UK human rights sanctions, United Nations (no bill).
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
| Referred to |
| September 29, 2020 |
| Democratic |
| CA |
| Barbara Lee | Democratic | CA |
| Bobby L. Rush | Democratic | IL |
| Brad Sherman | Democratic | CA |
| Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Republican | PA |
| David N. Cicilline | Democratic | RI |
| Dean Phillips | Democratic | MN |
| Gerald E. Connolly | Democratic | VA |
| James P. McGovern | Democratic | MA |
| Jamie Raskin | Democratic | MD |
| Joaquin Castro | Democratic | TX |
| Joe Wilson | Republican | SC |
| Katie Porter | Democratic | CA |
| Ro Khanna | Democratic | CA |
| Rodney Davis | Republican | IL |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Ted S. Yoho | Republican | FL |
| Theodore E. Deutch | Democratic | FL |
| Thomas R. Suozzi | Democratic | NY |
| Van Taylor | Republican | TX |
Client expense: $20,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, State, Dept of (DOS), U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)