A bipartisan group of 11 senators issued a joint statement May 14 criticizing the Georgian parliament’s passage of a "Russian-style foreign agents bill" and reiterating their warning that Congress may respond with sanctions and other measures.
The Bureau of Industry and Security should add several Chinese firms to its Entity List for helping China’s military and human rights violations, House Select Committee on China Chairman John Moolenaar, R-Mich., said May 13.
Leaders of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said May 13 they might pursue financial sanctions and other measures against Georgia if the country’s government doesn't withdraw a “foreign agents” bill that would crack down on civil society organizations and independent media outlets.
Four Republican leaders of the House Appropriations Committee unveiled a bill May 11 that would require the Biden administration to stop holding up shipments of approved offensive weapons to Israel.
Four House Republicans said last week they’re concerned the Biden administration is considering giving small and medium-sized businesses in Cuba access to the U.S. banking system even though such entities are generally controlled by Cuba's communist government.
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., and 47 other Senate Republicans introduced a resolution last week criticizing the Biden administration for pausing shipments of air-dropped bombs and other offensive weapons to Israel, saying the move will impair Israel’s ability to defeat Hamas. The administration said it’s trying to minimize further civilian casualties in the Gaza war.
The House Select Committee on China announced last week it has begun investigating Georgia Institute of Technology’s research collaboration with China’s Tianjin University, which has “significant ties” to China's military and has been on the Commerce Department’s Entity List since 2020 (see 2012180039).
Three Republican senators urged President Joe Biden last week to follow through on his opposition to the acquisition of U.S. Steel Corp. by Japan’s Nippon Steel Corp.
Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, and Brian Mast, R-Fla., introduced a bill May 7 that would sanction International Criminal Court (ICC) officials if they issue arrest warrants for Israeli officials over the war in Gaza.
Four Senate Foreign Relations Committee members introduced a bill May 8 that would require the State and Defense departments to explore adding Japan to the Australia-U.K.-U.S. (AUKUS) security partnership.