{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-7314","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 7314","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"AXIS Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the People's Republic of China's support to the Russian Federation with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To require the Secretary of State to submit to Congress a report on the People's Republic of China's support to the Russian Federation with respect to its unprovoked invasion of and full-scale war against Ukraine, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"AXIS Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"AXIS Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"AXIS Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"AXIS Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2022-03-31","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2022-04-27","vote":{"id":"117-2022-h127","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act","result":"Passed","yea":394,"nay":3,"present":0,"not_voting":32,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2022/roll127.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.","date":"2022-04-28"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2022-04-27","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Assessing Xi's Interference and Subversion Act or AXIS Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of State to periodically report to Congress on whether and how China's government, the Chinese Communist Party, or any other Chinese entity has provided support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The report must address specified matters, including any efforts to (1) help Russia's government or Russian entities evade sanctions or export controls, (2) provide Russia with technology to support Russia's military or intelligence capabilities, or (3) further Russia's disinformation and propaganda efforts."}],"words":86},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State to submit recurring reports to congressional committees on whether and how the People's Republic of China has supported the Russian Federation with respect to its invasion of and war against Ukraine.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H95F342D4B0104D26A85F90B78F330D1F"}]},"core_areas":["State Department reporting on China's support to Russia in the war against Ukraine"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of National Intelligence as appropriate, to submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees within 30 days of enactment and every 90 days after that.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H95F342D4B0104D26A85F90B78F330D1F"}},{"text":"Directs the report to address whether and how the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, any Chinese state-owned enterprise, and any other Chinese entity has provided support to Russia with respect to the war.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H95F342D4B0104D26A85F90B78F330D1F"}},{"text":"Lists matters the report must discuss, including help evading United States or multilateral sanctions and export controls, technology supporting Russian intelligence or military capabilities, and furthering Russian disinformation and propaganda efforts.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H95F342D4B0104D26A85F90B78F330D1F"}},{"text":"Requires the report to be submitted in unclassified form and published on the Department of State's publicly available website.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H95F342D4B0104D26A85F90B78F330D1F"}},{"text":"Ends the reporting requirement on the earlier of the date the Secretary of State determines the conflict in Ukraine has ended or 2 years after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H95F342D4B0104D26A85F90B78F330D1F"}},{"text":"Sets out findings about events from February to April 2022 and a sense of Congress about China's disinformation efforts and about consequences if China is found to be materially supporting Russia.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H2C9371B964EC4A5DB8DC6D8C68274CCB"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"political_name","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh#H4E1553D28062494AA1530B1157783B0A"},"heading":"Short title","effect":"Gives the Act the short titles \"Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act\" and \"AXIS Act\"; the full title includes the name \"Xi\".","amount":null,"quote":"This Act may be cited as the “Assessing Xi’s Interference and Subversion Act” or “AXIS Act”."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2022-04-27","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7314/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-7314.png","v":"5b7689d41b31","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 7314, 117th Congress: AXIS Act. House: 394 Yea, 3 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 27 Apr 2022."}}