{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-3334","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 3334","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of the National Communist Party Congress of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To provide for the imposition of sanctions on members of the National Communist Party Congress of the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act"},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"STOP CCP Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"STOP CCP Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"STOP CCP Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"STOP CCP Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"STOP CCP Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-05-15","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-09-25","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h452","question":"On Passage","title":"STOP CCP Act","result":"Passed","yea":243,"nay":174,"present":0,"not_voting":15,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll452.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":"2024-11-12"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[{"number":"H.Amdt. 1220","sponsor":"Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3]","purpose":"Amendment adds to the sanction list under section 4 of the bill any Chinese State-Owned Enterprise that knowingly manufactures or distributes any chemicals used in the production of illicit fentanyl.","result":"Agreed to","date":"2024-09-25","yea":419,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":18,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll451.xml"}],"other_votes":[{"chamber":"house","date":"2024-09-25","question":"On Agreeing to the Amendment","title":"","result":"Agreed to","yea":419,"nay":1,"present":0,"not_voting":18,"kind":"amendment","source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll451.xml"}],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-09-12","stage":"Reported to House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act or the STOP CCP Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the President to impose visa- and property-blocking sanctions on any member of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee whom the President determines plays a significant role in developing or implementing policies that (1) violate the autonomy of Hong Kong; (2) harass or intimidate the people of Taiwan; or (3) contribute to the oppression of individuals or groups in China, including Uyghur Muslims. The President must also impose sanctions on the adult family members of such sanctioned persons."},{"k":"p","t":"The President may waive the sanctions for renewable periods of up to 60 days by certifying to Congress that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests."},{"k":"p","t":"The President may terminate any sanctions imposed after certifying to Congress that China's government and the CCP have ceased"},{"k":"li","t":"the genocide of the Uyghur Muslim population;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"all threats, military exercises, and aggression toward Taiwan;","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"undermining the autonomy of Hong Kong; and","d":1},{"k":"li","t":"any efforts to steal the intellectual property of U.S. persons.","d":1},{"k":"p","t":"The President may also terminate sanctions after certifying to Congress that the sanctioned person has renounced membership in the CCP and taken steps to denounce or remediate the conduct for which sanctions were imposed."},{"k":"p","t":"Any certifications related to termination of sanctions must also be publicly available on a federal government website."}],"words":227},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the President to impose property-blocking and visa sanctions on certain members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party, their adult family members, and certain Chinese state-owned enterprises involved in fentanyl.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}]},"core_areas":["Sanctions on Chinese Communist Party Central Committee members and their adult family members","Sanctions on Chinese state-owned enterprises involved in fentanyl","Property blocking and visa restrictions under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Immigration and Nationality Act","Presidential waiver and termination of sanctions"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the President, within 30 days of enactment, to impose sanctions on Central Committee members, including alternate members, whom the President determines engage in the described conduct, and on their adult family members, including spouses.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}},{"text":"Defines the conduct as playing a significant role in policies or laws that the President determines appear designed to violate Hong Kong's autonomy, harass or intimidate the people of Taiwan, contribute to political oppression in China, or interfere in U.S. elections.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}},{"text":"Requires sanctions on each Chinese state-owned enterprise that the President determines illegally manufactures or distributes fentanyl, or knowingly or intentionally manufactures or distributes fentanyl precursor chemicals for illegal production or distribution.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}},{"text":"Blocks transactions in the property of sanctioned persons under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, makes sanctioned aliens inadmissible and ineligible for visas, and revokes their existing visas.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}},{"text":"Allows the President to waive sanctions for periods of up to 60 days each after certifying to congressional committees that the waiver is vital to U.S. national security interests; waiver and license authority ends 2 years after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}},{"text":"Allows the President to terminate sanctions at least 15 days after certifying to committees, and publishing on a federal website, either that specified conduct has ceased or that the sanctioned person has met stated conditions.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh#H47D6CBE22A894E7796D16364D57D08BB"},"heading":"Imposition of sanctions on members of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party","effect":"Sets sanctions on listed persons but excludes sanctions on the importation of goods from the Act's authorities and requirements. It also exempts visa sanctions for aliens covered by the UN Headquarters Agreement and exempts authorized intelligence, law enforcement, and national security activities.","amount":null,"quote":"The authorities and requirements to impose sanctions authorized under this Act shall not include the authority or requirement to impose sanctions on the importation of goods."}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-09-25","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3334/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-3334.png","v":"fa0884fb7087","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 3334, 118th Congress: Sanctioning Tyrannical and Oppressive People within the Chinese Communist Party Act. House: 243 Yea, 174 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 25 Sep 2024."}}