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China Military Power Transparency Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2884| Senate 
| Updated: 9/18/2025
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Ted Budd (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation extends and significantly modifies the annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China. It pushes the deadline for the required report from January 31, 2027, to January 31, 2030 , ensuring continued oversight of China's evolving capabilities. Key modifications to the report's content include a mandate to detail China's nuclear and drone development cooperation and to specifically address foreign farmland acquisitions within its overseas investments. The bill also requires an assessment of the likely role of Chinese cyber capabilities in a conflict with the United States. Furthermore, the amended reporting requirements will cover China's advancements in biotechnology and other advanced and emerging technologies . A crucial new provision demands an analysis of the People's Liberation Army's strategic intent in a conflict over Taiwan , including potential cyber-enabled economic warfare, cross-strait invasion, or blockade campaigns.
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Timeline
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • September 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5180: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 to modify and extend the annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China.

China Military Power Transparency Act of 2025

USA119th CongressS-2884| Senate 
| Updated: 9/18/2025
This legislation extends and significantly modifies the annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China. It pushes the deadline for the required report from January 31, 2027, to January 31, 2030 , ensuring continued oversight of China's evolving capabilities. Key modifications to the report's content include a mandate to detail China's nuclear and drone development cooperation and to specifically address foreign farmland acquisitions within its overseas investments. The bill also requires an assessment of the likely role of Chinese cyber capabilities in a conflict with the United States. Furthermore, the amended reporting requirements will cover China's advancements in biotechnology and other advanced and emerging technologies . A crucial new provision demands an analysis of the People's Liberation Army's strategic intent in a conflict over Taiwan , including potential cyber-enabled economic warfare, cross-strait invasion, or blockade campaigns.
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Timeline
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Sep 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
  • September 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • September 18, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Catherine Cortez Masto

Catherine Cortez Masto

Democratic Senator

Nevada

Cosponsors (1)
Ted Budd (Republican)

Armed Services Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 119-5180: To amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 to modify and extend the annual report on military and security developments involving the People's Republic of China.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted