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H.R. 2311 (111th)

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009

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Introduced

7 May 2009

Last action

7 May 2009 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Sponsors

Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53], Rep. Israel, Steve [D-NY-3], Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-3], Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

Subjects

Rule of law, Transport

Source updated

14 August 2025

Rule of law · Transport

Summary

United States-China Diplomatic Expansion Act of 2009 - Authorizes FY2010 appropriations for: (1) public diplomacy programming, hiring of additional local public diplomacy personnel, and public diplomacy information technology infrastructure in the People's Republic of China (PRC); (2) construction of one additional U.S. consulate in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (3) 10 additional U.S. diplomatic posts in the PRC (in addition to the number in existence on the date of the enactment of this Act); (4) a U.S. financial contribution to Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation; (5) rule of law initiatives in the PRC; and (6) specified Chinese language exchanges.

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Timeline

  1. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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  2. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1105)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 7 May 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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