Legislative Oversight

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1531

Official text excerpt

119 HR 1531 IH: Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act 
 U.S. House of Representatives 
 2025-02-24 
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
 
 
 
 I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1531 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 24, 2025 Mr. Lucas (for himself and Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , 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 A BILL To direct certain financial regulators to exclude representatives of the People’s Republic of China from certain banking organizations upon notice of certain threats or danger, and for other purposes. 
 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pressure Regulatory Organizations To End Chinese Threats to Taiwan Act or the PROTECT Taiwan Act . 2. Statement of policy regarding the exclusion of representatives of the people’s republic of china from certain banking organizations upon notice of certain threats or danger (a) In general If the President, pursuant to section 3(c) of the Taiwan Relations Act ( 22 U.S.C. 3302(c) ), informs the Congress of any threat to the security or the social or economic system of the people on Taiwan and any danger to the interests of the United States arising therefrom resulting from actions of the People’s Republic of China, it is the policy of the United States to seek to exclude representatives of the People’s Republic of China, to the maximum extent practicable, from participation in meetings, proceedings, and other activities of the following organizations: 
 (1) The Group of Twenty. (2) The Bank for International Settlements. 
 (3) The Financial Stability Board. (4) The Base…

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Citations

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