# 119-s-1053: FIGHT China Act of 2025

119-s-1053, FIGHT China Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1053
- Congress: 119
- Title: FIGHT China Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-13
- Sponsor: Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: International Affairs
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**This bill would create a cross-cutting regime using sanctions and new investment controls to prevent China-linked actors from acquiring or developing specified defense and surveillance technologies, centering on _blocking investment and sanctioning Chinese-linked defense and surveillance firms_.** - U.S. investors and companies would face a mandatory notification regime for covered transactions in prohibited or notifiable technologies, often within 30 days of completion, and could be barred from transactions. Civil penalties can reach the greater of $250,000 or twice the transaction value and regulators can order divestment. - Foreign persons tied to China that meet the bill's definition of a covered foreign person could be designated and hit with IEEPA-based sanctions that block property and bar transactions. U.S. persons must divest securities in entities on the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List within 365 days unless exempted. - Federal agencies and allies would get expanded roles. Treasury and Commerce must write rules, may build a public database, and must report and testify regularly. The bill authorizes outreach funding and new hires to support implementation. *Would authorize $150 million in appropriations to the Department of the Treasury for outreach, increasing potential federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-03-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Reporting, database, hiring, and outreach: benefit, medium. This bill would require annual unclassified reports (with a classified annex if needed) for seven years and yearly congressional testimony for five years about enforcement, notifications, and technology assessments. It would allow the Treasury, with Commerce, to build a public non‑exhaustive databa…
- Broad IEEPA sanctions power: cost, high. This bill would let the President use full emergency IEEPA powers to block property and bar transactions in the United States involving designated covered foreign persons tied to China. Violations would carry the criminal and civil penalties available under IEEPA. The Secretary of the Treasury coul…
- New investment ban, penalties, and notices: cost, high. This bill would create new federal rules that limit and sometimes ban U.S. investments in certain technologies tied to China. It would define which deals count as covered national security transactions and except small limited partners with $2,000,000 or less of committed capital. If you complete a…
- Act ends if Commerce removes China: mixed, medium. This bill would make the whole Act stop working on the date the Commerce Secretary removes the People’s Republic of China from a named regulatory list (15 C.F.R. 791.4). The termination would take effect only after that Commerce regulatory change. The provision itself would be effective on enactmen…

## Related bills

- 119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026
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- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.
- 119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former Senator for the State of Michigan.
- 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

## Sources
- [119-s-1053 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1053)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
- [119-sres-755: A resolution honoring the life of the Honorable Donald W. Riegle, Jr., former S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-755)
- [119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-739)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1053 (as of 2026-04-21).