118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 638China Trade Relations Act of 2023

To withdraw normal trade relations treatment from, and apply certain provisions of title IV of the Trade Act of 1974 to, products of the People's Republic of China, and to expand the eligibility requirements for products of the People's Republic of China to receive normal trade relations treatment in the future, and for other purposes.

Foreign trade and international finance
Introduced Jan 30, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
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Referred
Dec 17, 2024
Rules · Ways & Means
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Committee
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill withdraws normal trade relations treatment from China and expands the bases of ineligibility for this treatment to include specified violations of human rights and other actions by China. Specifically, during any period in which China engages in specified activities (e.g., performing forced abortion or sterilization or operating concentration camps where people are held against their will) or does not comply with certain standards (1) products from China shall not be eligible to receive nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations), (2) China may not participate in any U.S. program that extends credits or credit guarantees or investment guarantees, and (3) the President may...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in House
Timeline · 4 actions
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Trade.
Jan 30, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 30, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Jan 30, 2023
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.