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This week, Congresswoman Harriet Hageman supported several legislative measures aimed at countering Chinese Communist Party (CCP) influence and aggression. The House of Representatives passed the following bills: H.R. 1398 - Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act, H.R. 1425 - No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act, H.R. 2864 – Countering CCP Drones Act, H.R. 7980 - End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024, and H.R. 9456 – Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act.

Representative Hageman remarked, “It is long past time that Chinese Communist aggression against the United States was countered. This week the House of Representatives took action to stop the CCP from impacting our food supply and compromising our national security through ownership of American land, spying on our sensitive military installations, stealing our intellectual property, and influencing health policy through its control of the corrupt WHO.”

She further criticized the current administration by stating, “Since Joe Biden and Kamala Harris took office their failed foreign policy of appeasement has diminished our standing on the world stage, emboldened our allies, and plunged the world into multiple conflicts and wars. House Republicans are taking every measure possible to combat the existential threat of the Chinese Communist Party and restore the strength and dominance of the United States.”

The specifics of each bill are as follows:

H.R. 1398 - Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act: This bill reestablishes a Trump Administration initiative within the National Security Division of the Department of Justice to address espionage by the CCP on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions.

H.R. 1425 - No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act: This legislation ensures that any pandemic-related convention of the World Health Organization that attempts to bind the U.S. must be considered and ratified by the Senate as a treaty.

H.R. 2864 – Countering CCP Drones Act: This bill aims to increase competitiveness among U.S. drone companies, enhance national security, end reliance on Chinese drones by eliminating China’s monopoly over this market segment.

H.R. 7980 - End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act of 2024: This legislation prevents taxpayer dollars from subsidies for electric vehicles created by the Biden-Harris Inflation Expansion Act from going to entities controlled by or associated with the CCP.

H.R. 9456 – Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act: This bill adds the Secretary of Agriculture to transactions reviewed by CFIUS related to land acquisition, biotechnology, transportation, storage, processing, directing necessary actions to prohibit purchase by foreign adversaries.

Contact for further information is Chris Berardi, Senior Advisor/Communications Director.