Bipartisan House Group Launches CCP Bill to Probe China ‘Threat’

Two Democrats and two Republicans are unveiling legislation aimed at curbing China’s global influence Wednesday, seeking to find common ground on foreign policy even as the war in Iran divides the House along partisan lines.

The bill would direct the Director of National Intelligence to probe the national security implications of “increased foreign malign influence by the Chinese Communist Party.” The legislation, first obtained by Bloomberg Government, is led by Rep. Derek Tran (D-Calif.) and co-sponsored by Reps. Don Bacon (R-Neb.), Marilyn Strickland (D-Wash.), and Pat Harrigan (R-N.C.).

The legislation would mandate an unclassified report covering the three-year period beginning ...