Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (HKETO) Certification Act

This bill would require the Secretary of State, within 30 days and then as part of each yearly Hong Kong certification, to decide whether the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices in the United States should keep certain legal privileges, exemptions, and immunities, and to give Congress a report explaining the decision. If the Secretary decides they should not, the offices would have to stop operating within 180 days. If the Secretary decides they should, the offices could keep operating for up to one year unless Congress passes a joint resolution disapproving that decision, using fast-track procedures set out in the bill. The bill would also limit when federal agencies may partner with these offices and state U.S. policy against promoting Hong Kong as autonomous while the Secretary finds it is not.

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Sponsors

• Jeff Merkley Democrat sponsor
• 5 cosponsors