STOP China Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To address national security risks and prohibit the use of Federal funds for
the procurement of certain vehicles and vehicle technologies produced or provided by
entities based in certain countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers. The main policy domain is Transportation, Trade, Defense.
Who Benefits and How
transportation operators and travelers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, transportation operators and travelers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safeguarding Transit Operations to Prohibit China Act or the STOP China Act.
- Section id53582fe075ff4ad5bf66cf2f0df6c523: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— the People’s Republic of China (referred to in this section as the PRC) uses a deliberately intricate...
- Section id4798e6e102d6467ca3166fe921fd6fd5: 3. Prohibitions relating to certain vehicles produced or provided by entities based in certain countries Section 5323(u) of title 49, United States Code, is...
- Section idcca5da5f190545fda2ea4cfa5a9fe52d: 4. Prohibitions relating to additional vehicles produced or provided by entities based in certain countries In this section: The terms covered entity; covered...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To address national security risks and prohibit the use of Federal funds for the procurement of certain vehicles and vehicle technologies produced or provided by entities based in certain countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Key Policy Areas
Transportation, Trade, Defense
Primary Purpose
This bill, To address national security risks and prohibit the use of Federal funds for the procurement of certain vehicles and vehicle technologies produced or provided by entities based in certain countries, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting transportation operators and travelers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- transportation operators and travelers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- transportation operators and travelers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Cornyn (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Scott of Florida, …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, …
Introduced in Senate
Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
rolling stock that— (i) is produced or provided by a covered entity included on the list developed under paragraph (2)(B)
the Secretary of Transportation. Subject to paragraph (3), the Department may not award, obligate, allocate, or expend covered funding— for the procurement of a covered vehicle by the Department or any other agency or person
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