118th Congress · SENATE BILLINCORPORATED

S. 308Ending China's Developing Nation Status Act

A bill to end the treatment of the People's Republic of China as a developing nation.

International affairs
Introduced Feb 9, 2023
Last action Jun 13, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Feb 9, 2023
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Referred
Feb 9, 2023
Foreign Relations
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Committee
Jun 8, 2023
Reported out
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Senate
Jun 13, 2023
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill requires the Department of State to take actions to stop China from being classified as a developing nation by international organizations. (Generally, international organizations provide developing nations certain rights and beneficial treatment. For example, the World Trade Organization provides developing nations with so-called special and differential treatment, which includes measures that aim to increase trading opportunities for those nations.) Under this bill, the State Department must advocate for international organizations to (1) change China's status from developing nation to developed nation, or (2) develop a mechanism to change China's status to developed nation if n...

Provisions · 6 sectionsReported to Senate
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Timeline · 5 actions
Jun 13, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 13, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 97.
Jun 8, 2023
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.