Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026 has not moved since its introduction on Sep 16, 2026, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedSep 16, 2026
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Context
- Committees
- House Financial Services Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
House Judiciary Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- International Affairs: 94 of 4,008 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.3%)
- Sponsor
- 15 of 282 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 3,066 words
- Latest action
- Sep 16, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
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Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 5404 Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]