Sweeping bill to address China tech threat likely to take weeks in U.S. House
2021-06-16 09:36:28 source：Reuters
June 16, 2021
WASHINGTON, June 15 (Reuters) - A highly touted bill to boost the United States’ ability to compete with Chinese technology could take weeks to get through Congress, as U.S. House of Representatives lawmakers planned to write their own legislation, which must then be combined with what was approved by the Senate this month.
House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer said House committees were working on their legislation, which he hoped would pass with support from Republicans as well as Democrats.
"I think the House committee - or committees - have views that they want to express," Hoyer told reporters. "... I don't think there's anything nefarious about it. I hope that we will move forward with a bill."
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