News Analysis
A House bipartisan effort to expose foreign state actors targeting dissidents on U.S. soil has drawn applause from Chinese rights activists, including a recent victim of communist China’s repression in San Francisco.
The House legislation, formally called the Transnational Repression Reporting Act of 2024, was introduced last month by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Judiciary Committee. The bill is co-sponsored by several House lawmakers, including Reps. David Valado (R-Calif.), Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.), and James McGovern (D-Mass.).
If the bill is enacted, the U.S. attorney general, in coordination with relevant federal agencies, would be required to submit a report annually to House and Senate committees on cases of transnational repression against U.S. citizens or individuals in the United States. The committees would include foreign affairs and intelligence committees in both chambers….