This bill is designed to punish Chinese government officials and organizations that try to operate police or political influence operations inside the United States. Specifically, it gives the President power to ban certain Chinese citizens and officials from entering the U.S. by blocking their visas. This would apply to people who work for Chinese law enforcement agencies, their family members, and anyone involved in setting up Chinese police operations on American soil.

The bill also allows the President to freeze assets and block property belonging to Chinese law enforcement institutions, their leaders, and organizations tied to China's "United Front Work Department"—a Chinese government agency that tries to build support for the Chinese Communist Party among Chinese diaspora communities and other groups around the world. If these organizations are caught secretly monitoring or intimidating people living in the United States, they can face these financial sanctions.

Finally, the bill restricts American federal agencies from helping with investigations involving these sanctioned individuals or organizations, with limited exceptions. Federal agencies can only participate if the U.S. government started the investigation itself, or if the President decides it's absolutely necessary to protect Americans' health and safety. In practical terms, this bill aims to stop what the U.S. government views as unauthorized Chinese police and intelligence activities targeting people within American borders.

Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025

Cotton, Tom

Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2025This bill requires sanctions on certain foreign persons associated with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) or Chinese law enforcement institutions, including those seeking to establish a Chinese police presence in the United States.&nbsp;The bill requires the President to impose visa-blocking sanctions on certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law), including those&nbsp;who are (1) employees of Chinese law enforcement institutions or their immediate family members, or (2) directly associated with a Chinese police or United Front Work Department (UFWD) presence in the United States. (The CCP's UFWD seeks to win support for the CCP from non-CCP groups at home and abroad, with a focus on ethnic-Chinese diaspora communities.)The President must also impose property-blocking sanctions on foreign individuals or entities that are (1) Chinese law enforcement institutions, their senior leaders, or those acting under the control of such institutions; (2) directly associated with establishing or maintaining a Chinese police presence in the United States; or (3) acting under the control of the UFWD with the intention of covertly monitoring or intimidating those living in the United States.Additionally, the bill requires the President to prohibit federal agencies from participating in investigations into foreign persons subject to these sanctions unless the investigation is (1) initiated by the U.S. government; or (2) the President determines that such participation is vital to the health, safety, and well-being of U.S. citizens.