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Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
Introduced April 7, 2025 by Christopher Henry Smith · Last progress April 7, 2025
Requires the Secretary of State to decide quickly whether Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) in the United States should keep the special privileges, exemptions, and immunities they now have, and to report and include that decision in future Hong Kong policy certifications. If the Secretary finds those offices no longer merit the privileges, they must close within 180 days. The bill also restricts U.S. government partnerships and agreements with HKETOs (for tourism, culture, business promotion, etc.) unless the Secretary makes a specific positive determination and Congress does not disapprove, and it bars U.S. entities from knowingly assisting PRC or HKSAR propaganda that portrays Hong Kong as free and autonomous while the Secretary determines Hong Kong lacks a high degree of autonomy.
