118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 5565BRIDGE Act

To require a report regarding the scope of efforts by the People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party to utilize the Belt and Road Initiative to undermine the United States-led international world order and a detailed strategy regarding how the United States Government intends to counter such Initiative, and for other purposes.

International affairs
Introduced Sep 19, 2023
Last action Sep 19, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of State to report to Congress on China's Belt and Road Initiative and U.S. efforts to counter the initiative. (The initiative is a Chinese government effort to boost infrastructure development and expand China's influence across most of the globe.) Within one year of the bill's passage, the State Department must also report to Congress a plan to implement a detailed strategy for the State Department, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Department of Commerce to coordinate resources to counter the initiative.

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 2 actions
Sep 19, 2023
Introduced in House
Sep 19, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.