Henrico Times

This week, Congressman Rob Wittman (VA-01), a senior member of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), voted for a series of bills aimed at addressing the perceived threat posed by the CCP and reinforcing U.S. strength and dominance.

“The Chinese Communist Party presents the greatest threat to freedom and American national security in our lifetime,” said Rep. Wittman. “We must stand up to the CCP by protecting our industry from unfair trade practices and reducing Beijing's leverage over the United States. I’m proud to have supported over two dozen bills that will secure our supply chains, protect U.S. technology, and defend American values.”

In June, Rep. Wittman was announced as the leader of the Select Committee’s policy working group focused on countering the CCP's control of critical mineral supply chains.

Rep. Wittman voted for several key bills this week:

The Protect America’s Innovation and Economic Security from CCP Act (H.R. 1398) reestablishes an initiative within the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to address espionage by the CCP on U.S. intellectual property and academic institutions.

The DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act (H.R. 1516) prohibits the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from providing any funds to a U.S. institution of higher education that has a relationship with the CCP or Chinese entities that support military-civil fusion programs and other security and science entities within the Chinese government.

The No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act (H.R. 1425) ensures that any pandemic-related convention of the World Health Organization (WHO) that attempts to bind the United States must be considered and ratified by the Senate as a treaty.

The End Chinese Dominance of Electric Vehicles in America Act (H.R. 7980) prevents the CCP from taking advantage of lenient “foreign entity of concern” regulations for electric vehicle tax subsidies by requiring stricter guidelines from the U.S. Treasury Department.

The Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act (H.R. 9456) adds the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) for transactions involving land, biotechnology, transportation, storage, and processing, directing CFIUS to prohibit foreign adversaries from purchasing U.S. agricultural land.

The Countering CCP Drones Act (H.R. 2864) adds DJI, a CCP-controlled drone company, to the Federal Communications Commission’s Covered List to ensure it cannot receive FCC equipment authorization approvals for new models.