# 119-hr-1504: China Trade Relations Act of 2025

119-hr-1504, China Trade Relations Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status introduced (as of 2026-05-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1504
- Congress: 119
- Title: China Trade Relations Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-15

## Summary

**This bill would condition U.S. trade and credit access for the People's Republic of China on meeting broad human-rights and related criteria.** It would withdraw normal trade relations treatment for Chinese products, expand the grounds that make China ineligible for nondiscriminatory trade, and set up reporting and supervised waiver rules.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- President could waive China trade bans: mixed, high. If enacted, past waiver power tied to China would be revived and kept in place until 90 days after the law takes effect. The President could waive certain bans for 12 months by executive order after sending a report to Congress with required findings and assurances. The President could seek more 12…
- Withdraw China’s normal trade treatment: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would end normal trade relations (NTR) for Chinese products on the day it becomes law. It would also bar China from U.S. credit and guarantee programs and stop new U.S. commercial deals during any period the President finds China is violating listed standards. Those standards i…
- Reports required before restoring China trade: mixed, medium. If enacted, the President would need to report to Congress that China is not violating the listed standards before restoring NTR, joining U.S. credit or guarantee programs, or signing a new commercial agreement. The report must describe China’s laws and how they are carried out on these issues. Whi…

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7008: Stop Insider Trading Act
- 119-hr-28: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-1504 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1504)

## Related
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- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-7008: Stop Insider Trading Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7008)
- [119-hr-28: Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-28)
- [119-hr-1628: 761st Tank Battalion Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1628)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1504 (as of 2026-05-15).