Senate Foreign Relations Committee advances 24 security and foreign policy bills
A bipartisan slate of foreign policy measures moves forward in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee as lawmakers back legislation tied to U.S. security, technology and alliances. The package includes bills focused on Sudan, Indo-Pacific defense cooperation, religious freedom and human rights in China.
Highlights
- Senate Foreign Relations Committee advanced 24 security and foreign policy bills on June 17, according to Senators Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen.
- The PEACE in Sudan Act, U.S. Tech PATH Act, and UNLOCK AUKUS Act address Sudan conflict costs, U.S. tech competitiveness, and Indo-Pacific partnerships respectively.
- Legislation also targets protection of global religious freedom and human rights in authoritarian China, emphasizing bipartisan focus on U.S. security and strategic alliances.
Committee action on security legislation
As reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee leaders Jim Risch and Jeanne Shaheen in a committee statement, members pass 24 pieces of legislation out of committee at a June 17 business meeting.The senators say the measures target some of the most pressing challenges facing U.S. national security. They highlight the PEACE in Sudan Act as a tool to raise the costs of the conflict in Sudan, while the U.S. Tech PATH Act is aimed at boosting American technological competitiveness by helping foreign partners procure U.S. technology.
They also say the UNLOCK AUKUS Act strengthens partnerships in the Indo-Pacific and helps ensure the United States and its allies remain prepared to counter adversaries.
Implications for U.S. foreign policy priorities
The committee leaders say other legislation in the package is designed to protect religious freedom globally and support the human rights of people facing oppression in authoritarian China.Risch and Shaheen describe the bills as bipartisan and say their advancement moves them a step closer to becoming law. The committee action underscores continued Senate focus on national security, alliance-building and strategic competition as core elements of U.S. foreign policy.
Our earlier article on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee’s bipartisan foreign policy package highlighted several Shaheen-backed bills advancing out of committee, including the U.S. Tech PATH Act to support trusted U.S. technology exports and measures to tighten oversight of foreign aid. It also covered proposals affecting regional security and competition with China and Russia, such as updated approaches to Syria-related sanctions and new strategies addressing influence and espionage risks in the Arctic and East Africa.
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