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Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4245| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2020
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (2)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020 This bill authorizes and establishes programs to promote internet freedom in Hong Kong and contains other related provisions. The Department of State may establish an interagency working group to develop a strategy to bolster internet resiliency and access in Hong Kong. The State Department shall also establish within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Hong Kong internet freedom program. (The bureau has existing programs to promote internet freedom globally through technology development, digital safety, policy advocacy, and research.) The Open Technology Fund may establish a Hong Kong internet freedom program. (The fund, an independent nonprofit organization that receives U.S. government funding, was originally a part of Radio Free Asia.) The bureau and the fund may award grants to qualifying private organizations to promote technology and tools in Hong Kong that promote online information access, enhance digital security, and circumvent internet blocking and other online censorship. The State Department shall report to Congress a classified strategy to (1) increase the availability of firewall circumvention technology in Hong Kong; and (2) support the preservation of an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet in Hong Kong.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

International Affairs

AsiaChinaCongressional oversightHong KongHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaNews media and reportingProtest and dissentPublic-private cooperation

Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020

USA116th CongressS-4245| Senate 
| Updated: 7/21/2020
Safeguarding Internet Freedom in Hong Kong Act of 2020 This bill authorizes and establishes programs to promote internet freedom in Hong Kong and contains other related provisions. The Department of State may establish an interagency working group to develop a strategy to bolster internet resiliency and access in Hong Kong. The State Department shall also establish within the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor a Hong Kong internet freedom program. (The bureau has existing programs to promote internet freedom globally through technology development, digital safety, policy advocacy, and research.) The Open Technology Fund may establish a Hong Kong internet freedom program. (The fund, an independent nonprofit organization that receives U.S. government funding, was originally a part of Radio Free Asia.) The bureau and the fund may award grants to qualifying private organizations to promote technology and tools in Hong Kong that promote online information access, enhance digital security, and circumvent internet blocking and other online censorship. The State Department shall report to Congress a classified strategy to (1) increase the availability of firewall circumvention technology in Hong Kong; and (2) support the preservation of an open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet in Hong Kong.
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Timeline
Jul 21, 2020
Introduced in Senate
Jul 21, 2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
  • July 21, 2020
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 21, 2020
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (2)
Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)

Foreign Relations Committee

International Affairs

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AsiaChinaCongressional oversightHong KongHuman rightsInternational organizations and cooperationInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaNews media and reportingProtest and dissentPublic-private cooperation