The bill would impose financial sanctions and visa bans on Chinese police departments and individuals the President determines are operating unauthorized law enforcement "stations" inside the United States. It targets anyone acting on behalf of China's provincial police departments, its United Front Work Department, or other security agencies to monitor or intimidate people living in the U.S. Sanctioned individuals would have any U.S. assets frozen and would be banned from entering or remaining in the country — with existing visas revoked immediately. The President can grant a 30-day waiver on national security grounds but must notify Congress in writing at least 15 days in advance, and federal agencies would be barred from helping foreign governments investigate these targeted individuals.
Congressional Summary
Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025This bill requires sanctions on certain foreign persons associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or Chinese law enforcement institutions, including those seeking to establish a Chinese police presence in the United States. The bill requires the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law), including those who are (1) employees of Chinese law enforcement institutions or their immediate family members, or (2) directly associated with a Chinese police or United Front Work Department (UFWD) presence in the United States. (The CCP's UFWD seeks to win support for the CCP from non-CCP groups at home and abroad, with a focus on ethnic-Chinese diaspora communities.)The President must also impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that are (1) Chinese law enforcement institutions, their senior leaders, or those acting under the control of such institutions; (2) directly associated with establishing or maintaining a Chinese police presence in the United States; or (3) acting under the control of the UFWD with the intention of covertly monitoring or intimidating those living in the United States.Additionally, the bill requires the President to prohibit federal agencies from participating in investigations into foreign persons subject to these sanctions unless the investigation is (1) initiated by the U.S. government; or (2) the President determines that such participation is vital to the health, safety, and well-being of U.S. citizens.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-03-14
- Date Added
- 2026-04-24
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