PRC Military and Human Rights Capital Markets Sanctions Act of 2025

Sponsor: Pete Ricketts (Republican-NE)June 12, 2025

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

US bans investments in Chinese military and human rights-linked firms.

This bill would stop Americans from buying, selling, or holding stocks from certain Chinese companies. These companies are linked to China's military or human rights abuses. If you own these stocks, you would have to sell them within a set time or face fines.

What Would Change

Today, various U.S. government lists identify Chinese companies linked to military or human rights issues, and some investment restrictions exist. After this bill, there would be one comprehensive, public list, and Americans would be completely banned from buying, selling, or holding stocks from these companies, with mandatory divestment of existing holdings and strict penalties for non-compliance.

Key Provisions

Requires the President to create and publicly share a single list of certain Chinese companies linked to military or human rights issues.
Bans Americans from buying, selling, or holding publicly traded stocks from any company on this list.
Requires Americans to sell any existing stocks from these listed companies within 180 days of their identification.
Sets civil penalties of up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the transaction amount for violating the ban.
Sets criminal penalties of up to a $1,000,000 fine and up to 20 years in prison for individuals who knowingly violate the ban.

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PRC Military and Human Rights Capital Markets Sanctions Act of 2025

What Would Change

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