US Congress House Bill 4851 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-4)
Status: Introduced on June 12 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to submit an annual, publicly-available report to Congress containing: (1) an assessment of the level of access Chinese authorities granted U.S. diplomats, journalists, and tourists to Tibetan areas in China; (2) a list of the persons in senior leadership positions in Tibet Autonomous Region and other specified provinces, prefectures, and autonomous entities; and (3) a list of the persons in senior leadership positions at the national and regional levels as defined by this Act. Makes certain listed persons ineligible for U.S entry under specified circumstances. Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) reciprocity forms the basis of diplomatic law and the practice of mutual exchanges between countries; (2) consular access should be given on a reciprocal basis; and (3) the Secretary, when granting Chinese diplomats access to parts of the United States, should take into account the extent to which China grants U.S. diplomats access to parts of China, including the level of access to Tibetan areas.

Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2014

Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. Rush Holt [D-NJ]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]	Rep. Richard Neal [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]	Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]	Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-09-08	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific.
2014-07-21	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security.
2014-06-12	House	Referred to House Foreign Affairs
2014-06-12	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2014-06-12	House	Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
2014-06-12	House	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5343-5344)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/4851/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr4851/BILLS-113hr4851ih.pdf