Bicameral Bill Aims to Sanction Individuals Engaging in CCP’s Political Warfare

‘The United Front Work Department has targeted our universities, state and local lawmakers, business associations and even Congress.’

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.) speaks to the media with members of the Republican Study Committee about Iran in Washington on April 21, 2021. Joshua Roberts/Getty Images

Two Republicans have introduced bicameral legislation aimed at countering threats posed by the “United Front” system of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).

Rep. Jim Banks (R-Ind.), a member of the House Select Committee on the CCP, and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), who sits on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, introduced the “Countering China’s Political Warfare Act” on March 13.