S 1731 · 119th Congress · International Affairs

COUNTER Act of 2025

Introduced 2025-05-13· Sponsored by Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]· Senate

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Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 96.(2025-06-18)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1731 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1731 To require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy in response to the global basing intentions of the People's Republic of China. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 13, 2025 Mr. Coons (for himself, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Cornyn, and Ms. Slotkin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense to develop a strategy in response to the global basing intentions of the People's Republic of China. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLES. This Act may be cited as the ``Combating PRC Overseas and Unlawful Networked Threats through Enhanced Resilience Act of 2025'' or the ``COUNTER Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. According to …

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S.1731, Combating PRC Overseas and Unlawful Networked Threats through Enhanced Resilience Act of 2025

Jul 25, 2025

As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 18, 2025

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