# 116-hr-7224: End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act

116-hr-7224, End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7224
- Congress: 116
- Title: End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-06-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Reschenthaler, Guy [R-PA-14] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

End Chinese Communist Citizenship Act This bill specifies that an immigrant who is a current or former member or affiliate of the Chinese Communist Party is inadmissible into the United States. (The current statute generally prohibits the admission of current or former members or affiliates of the Communist Party or any other totalitarian party.) The bill also repeals two exceptions to this prohibition for an alien who does not pose a security threat to the United States, specifically (1) an exception for an alien who is no longer a member of the organization in question, and (2) a waiver for certain close family members of a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Riggleman, Denver [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7224 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7224)

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- [116-hr-8407: Protecting National Security in Financial Investments Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8407)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7224 (as of 2025-11-18).