United States · Bill · S
S. 3197 (116th)
Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2020
Introduced
15 January 2020
Last action
15 January 2020 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sponsors
Edward Markey, Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen, Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Ending China's Exit Ban for American Citizens Act of 2020 This bill bars an official of China's government from obtaining a visa to enter the United States if the official was involved in prohibiting a U.S. citizen from leaving China in an attempt to achieve certain goals, such as convincing a relative of the U.S. citizen to submit to Chinese government custody for prosecution. Any existing visa belonging to such an official shall be revoked.
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Timeline
15 January 2020
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 January 2020
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 15 January 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2020
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 January 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 15 January 2020
Sponsors
- Edward Markey · D · Sponsor
- Elizabeth Warren · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/3197
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/3197
- us · 116-s-3197 · source updated 10 August 2026