Foreign Harassment: New Protections for People in the U.S.
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
The bill has strong bipartisan support and addresses a growing national security concern, but it is still in the early stages of the committee process.
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The bill mandates new training curricula for State Department, DHS (including CBP, USCIS, ICE), DOJ (including FBI and INTERPOL Washington), and HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement personnel on recognizing transnational repression tactics and digital surveillance tools. This is an added job requirement and skill-building opportunity rather than a burden, funded through new but unspecified appropriations for fiscal year 2026.
“the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, civil society, and the business community, shall provide training”
Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
Congressman Jim McGovern called for the passage of the bipartisan Transnational Repression Policy Act during a briefing on India's alleged repression of dissidents abroad. The bill would define transnational repression in law and improve interagency coordination to protect targeted communities.
Rep. Chris Smith and Sen. Jeff Merkley reintroduced the Transnational Repression Policy Act to combat the Chinese Communist Party's efforts to silence critics in the U.S. The legislation seeks to protect American citizens and residents from foreign government harassment and stalking.
Bipartisan efforts in Congress have renewed the push for the Transnational Repression Policy Act. The bill would establish a formal legal definition of transnational repression and hold perpetrators accountable for targeting dissidents, academics, and journalists on behalf of foreign regimes.
No votes recorded for this bill yet.
Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Transnational Repression Policy Act
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