A bipartisan group of 18 House members called on French President Emmanuel Macron this week to reconsider his recent decision to halt arms deliveries to Israel. The lawmakers said the Jewish state needs allied support to defend itself.
House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, is “glad” the Biden administration is moving forward with a final rule that will restrict U.S. outbound investment in China’s AI, quantum and semiconductor sectors, a spokesperson for the committee’s majority said Oct. 30.
Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., urged the Biden administration last week to impose “terrorism sanctions” on the U.N. Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), citing the humanitarian aid agency’s ties to Hamas.
The Treasury Department's new final rule for outbound investment received mixed reviews from Congress this week.
The Senate’s proposed Georgian People’s Act will be modified “if needed” to ensure those responsible for “fraud and manipulation” in the country's recent parliamentary elections “are held accountable,” Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Jim Risch, R-Idaho, said in a joint statement this week.
The leaders of the House Select Committee on China urged the Commerce Department this week to prevent American know-how and investment from supporting the development of China’s photonic semiconductor sector.
A Senate bill that would sanction Republic of Georgia officials for corruption, human rights abuses and anti-democratic efforts has gained additional support, said a spokesperson for Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., who introduced the bill in May.
After months of negotiations, House lawmakers remain hopeful they can reach a compromise on a bill to restrict outbound investment in China, House Financial Services Committee Chairman Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., said Oct. 25.
House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., and two other Republican lawmakers asked the Energy Department this week to clarify the status of its study on liquefied natural gas exports.
Rep. Gary Palmer, R-Ala., introduced legislation last week that would block a new Treasury Department rule that would make investment advisers subject to anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing requirements.