Congresswoman Tenney Introduces Bipartisan “Stop CCP Infrastructure Act”
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Claudia Tenney (NY-22) today introduced the Stop Communist Construction of Public Infrastructure Act of 2022. This legislation prohibits entities from using federal funds to enter, engage in, or award public works contracts in the United States to entities headquartered in China, or those affiliated with the Chinese government or Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Joining Tenney were Reps. August Pfluger (TX-11), Abigail Spanberger (VA-07), and Dean Phillips (MN-03).
The Stop CCP Infrastructure Act addresses the growing concern surrounding awards of costly and sensitive public works projects throughout the United States to entities affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party. These bad actors have taken advantage of the availability of unaccountable federal dollars and have been awarded major domestic infrastructure contracts from New York to California.
As funding for future infrastructure projects is disbursed, Congress must fulfill its responsibility to the American people and ensure that no CCP-linked entities receive these, or any other federal funds for primary or subcontracts.
“U.S. taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects must be held to the highest standards of quality and security,” said Tenney. “As China continues to launch its offensive against American national and industrial security, no public funds should be used to line the pockets of the CCP, or help fund the Chinese government’s ongoing human rights abuses. Thank you to my colleagues for their strong support of this legislation, and I urge the House to consider it swiftly.”
CCP-affiliated entities have produced lackluster results and cost the American people billions of dollars in the aftermath, all while hard-working Americans are struggling to make ends meet. This legislation strengthens the United States efforts to stand up to communist China, while simultaneously bolstering our domestic construction and manufacturing industries.
A one-pager on the bill can be found here.
The full text of the legislation is available here.
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