All Information (Except Text) for H.R.8428 - Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020116th Congress (2019-2020) |
Bill
Hide Overview| Sponsor: | Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (Introduced 09/29/2020) |
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| Committees: | House - Judiciary; Foreign Affairs | Senate - Judiciary |
| Committee Meetings: | 10/01/20 10:00AM |
| Latest Action: | Senate - 12/08/2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (All Actions) |
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Subject — Policy Area:
- Immigration
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Titles (3)
Short Titles
Short Titles - House of Representatives
Short Titles as Passed House
Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020
Short Titles as Introduced
Hong Kong People's Freedom and Choice Act of 2020
Actions Overview (2)
| Date | Actions Overview |
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| 12/07/2020 | 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) |
| 09/29/2020 | Introduced in House |
All Actions (11)
| Date | Chamber | All Actions |
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| 12/08/2020 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 12/07/2020-1:30pm | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. |
| 12/07/2020-1:30pm | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6872-6874) |
| 12/07/2020-12:58pm | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8428. |
| 12/07/2020-12:58pm | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6872-6877) |
| 12/07/2020-12:58pm | House | Mr. Engel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. |
| 10/01/2020 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| 10/01/2020 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Action By: Committee on Foreign Affairs |
| 09/29/2020 | House | 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. |
| 09/29/2020 | House | 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. |
| 09/29/2020 | House | Introduced in House |
Cosponsors (23)
| Cosponsor | Date Cosponsored |
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| Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16]* | 09/29/2020 |
| Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3]* | 09/29/2020 |
| Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3]* | 09/29/2020 |
| Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] | 09/30/2020 |
| Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-45] | 10/01/2020 |
| Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] | 10/01/2020 |
| Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] | 10/01/2020 |
| Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] | 10/16/2020 |
| Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] | 10/16/2020 |
| Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13] | 10/27/2020 |
Committees (3)
Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.
| Committee / Subcommittee | Date | Activity | Reports |
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| House Judiciary | 09/29/2020 | Referred to | |
| House Foreign Affairs | 09/29/2020 | Referred to | |
| 10/01/2020 | Markup by | ||
| Senate Judiciary | 12/08/2020 | Referred to |
Subjects (32)
Subject — Policy Area:
One Policy Area term, which best describes an entire measure, is assigned to every public bill or resolution.
- Alliances
- Area studies and international education
- Asia
- Australia
- Canada
- China
- Citizenship and naturalization
- Congressional oversight
- Cultural exchanges and relations
- Detention of persons
- Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Europe
- Hong Kong
- Human rights
- Immigration status and procedures
- International exchange and broadcasting
- International organizations and cooperation
- Japan
- News media and reporting
- Oceania
- Protest and dissent
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Refugees, asylum, displaced persons
- Religion
- South Korea
- Sovereignty, recognition, national governance and status
- Travel and tourism
- United Kingdom
- User charges and fees
- Visas and passports
Latest Summary (1)
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Introduced in House (09/29/2020)
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 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.