H.R. 1157 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023
Cosponsors: none · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2023-02-24
Latest action (2024-09-10): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
What H.R. 1157 does, in plain terms
Countering the PRC Malign Influence Fund Authorization Act of 2023 This bill authorizes activities to counter the malign influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and China's government. For the purposes of this bill, malign influence includes acts to (1) advance an alternative and repressive international order that bolsters the CCP and China's hegemonic ambitions; or (2) undermine the national security, economic security, or sovereignty of the United States or other countries.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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