House Bill 1872
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2018
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-330 on Dec 19, 2018
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
1872
Congress
115
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
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checkPassed on September 25, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8849-8850)
Summary
Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017
This bill requires the Department of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress that includes: (1) a list of individuals holding specified senior Chinese leadership positions at the national and subnational levels; and (2) an assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China. Such assessment shall include:
- a comparison with the level of access granted to other areas of China,
- a comparison between the levels of access granted to Tibetan and non-Tibetan areas in relevant provinces,
- a comparison of the level of access in the reporting year and the previous year, and
- a description of the measures that impede the freedom to travel in Tibetan areas.
Listed persons shall be ineligible for a visa to enter or to be present in the United States if specified restrictions on foreign travelers entering Tibetan areas remain in effect, subject to a national interests waiver.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the State Department, when granting Chinese diplomats access to parts of the United States, should take into account the extent to which China grants U.S. diplomats access to parts of China, including the Tibetan areas.
November 29, 2018
September 26, 2018
September 25, 2018
April 4, 2017
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12/19/2018
Became Public Law No: 115-330.
12/19/2018
Signed by President.
12/13/2018
Presented to President.
12/12/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/11/2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S7453)
12/11/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S7453)
11/29/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 701.
11/29/2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Corker without amendment. Without written report.
11/28/2018
Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
09/26/2018
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
09/25/2018
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
09/25/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/25/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8849-8850)
09/25/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8849-8850)
09/25/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1872.
09/25/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8849-8853)
09/25/2018
Mr. Rutherford moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
07/25/2018
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
07/25/2018
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
05/18/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
05/02/2017
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3005-3006)
05/01/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
04/04/2017
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.
04/04/2017
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
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