{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E16DF0FC-0DC2-415B-801A-B629BE2611AD", "House Passes Barr's Legislation to Strengthen Oversight on   U.S.-China Science Technology Agreement", "2024-09-10", "2024", "2024-09", "Republican", "House", "KY", "Andy Barr", "B001282", "barr.house.gov", "barr", "https://barr.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "\u201cThis legislation closes a dangerous loophole in our oversight of science and technology agreements with China,\u201d said Rep. Andy Barr. \u201cFor too long, the Chinese Communist Party has exploited these partnerships to gain access to sensitive technologies that could threaten our national security. This bill ensures Congress has the power to review and scrutinize every agreement, making sure that we are protecting America\u2019s interests and holding China accountable. We cannot continue to allow blind trust to dictate our security.\u201d\n\n\u201cUnder Chairman Xi, China's ambition to become a science and technology superpower is closely intertwined with its military modernization efforts. The last time Congress legislated oversight on science and technology agreements was in 2003 - but China is not the same country as it was twenty years ago,\" said Chairman Michael McCaul. \"I am grateful the House passed Congressman Barr\u2019s STA Act with bipartisan support. It sends an important message that the U.S. is committed to preventing the CCP from leveraging our expertise to build their military-industrial complex.\u201d\n\n\u201cThe U.S.-China Science and Technology Agreement is a bad idea whose time is past. Rep. Barr\u2019s important legislation would advance congressional oversight and mandate clear guardrails to protect our national security and economic prosperity,\" said Chairman John Moolenaar. \"The Select Committee included this critical legislation in our December economic and technology competition report, and I am grateful for Rep. Barr\u2019s leadership in advancing this bill out of the House.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://barr.house.gov/press-releases?ID=E16DF0FC-0DC2-415B-801A-B629BE2611AD"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.773381907492876, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}