{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-legislation-to-expel-chinese-police-operatives-in-us", "Cotton Introduces Legislation to Expel Chinese Police Operatives in U.S", "2024-12-03", "2024", "2024-12", "Republican", "Senate", "AR", "Tom Cotton", "C001095", "www.cotton.senate.gov", "cotton", "https://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases", "scraper", "FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n\nContact: Caroline Tabler or Patrick McCann (202) 224-2353\n\nDecember 3, 2024\n\nCotton Introduces Legislation to Expel Chinese Police Operatives in U.S.\n\nWashington, D.C. \u2014 Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) today introduced the Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2024, legislation that will impose sanctions on police departments operated by the People\u2019s Republic of China in the United States. The act also sanctions those associated with the United Front Work Department who attempt to coerce or intimidate individuals residing in the United States.\n\n\u201cNo foreign government has the right to operate secret police stations on American soil. The Chinese Communist Party\u2019s actions undermine international norms and human rights by circumventing legal extradition processes and engaging in intimidation tactics. This legislation sends a clear message: the United States will not tolerate illegal operations that violate our sovereignty and intimidate individuals living within our borders,\u201d said Senator Cotton.\n\nText of the legislation may be found here.\n\nThe Expel Illegal Chinese Police Act of 2024 would:\n\nImposes sanctions on Chinese police institutions operating in the U.S. and those associated with them\n\nImposes sanctions on those acting under the direction or control of the United Front Work Department to monitor and intimidate individuals in the U.S.\n\nRevoke visas of the above.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T22:13:55Z"]], "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://www.cotton.senate.gov/news/press-releases/cotton-introduces-legislation-to-expel-chinese-police-operatives-in-us"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9614250157028437, "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"}