Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 1153

119th Congress

Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 30, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Diana Harshbarger

Representative

Republican

TN-1

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Summary

This bill aims to protect the personal data of U.S. citizens from being transferred to foreign entities influenced by China. It gives the President more power to regulate transactions involving sensitive personal data and impose sanctions on foreign companies and individuals believed to be facilitating China's military, intelligence, or surveillance efforts.

Latest Action

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 43.

SponsorDiana Harshbarger (R-TN)

Introduced9/30/2025

StatusReferred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

ChamberHouse

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Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025

This bill aims to protect the personal data of U.S. citizens from being transferred to foreign entities influenced by China. It gives the President more power to regulate transactions involving sensitive personal data and impose sanctions on foreign companies

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This bill aims to protect the personal data of U.S. citizens from being transferred to foreign entities influenced by China. It gives the President more power to regulate transactions involving sensitive personal data and impose sanctions on foreign companies and individuals believed to be facilitating China's military, intelligence, or surveillance efforts.

Bill Number: 1153
Sponsor: Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
Introduced: 9/30/2025
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Policy Area: Foreign Trade and International Finance

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Fact Sheet

Title: Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025
Bill Number: 1153
Sponsor: Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)
Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
Introduced: 9/30/2025
Summary: This bill aims to protect the personal data of U.S. citizens from being transferred to foreign entities influenced by China. It gives the President more power to regulate transactions involving sensitive personal data and impose sanctions on foreign companies and individuals believed to be facilitat

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill aims to protect the personal data of U.S. citizens from being transferred to foreign entities influenced by China. It gives the President more power to regulate transactions involving sensitive personal data and impose sanctions on foreign companies and individuals believed to be facilitating China's military, intelligence, or surveillance efforts.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Deterring America’s Technological Adversaries Act or DATA Act This bill requires federal actions to protect the sensitive personal data of U.S. persons, with a particular focus on prohibiting the transfer of such data to foreign persons influenced by China. The International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) authorizes the President to regulate various commercial transactions and to block foreign-owned property and assets subject to U.S. jurisdiction. An exemption to IEEPA (i.e., the Berman Amendment) blocks the President from regulating information and informational materials. This bill specifies that sensitive personal data is not information or informational materials exempt from regulation under IEEPA. The bill requires the Department of the Treasury to issue a directive prohibiting U.S. persons from engaging in any transaction with any person who knowingly provides or may transfer sensitive personal data subject to U.S. jurisdiction to any foreign person subject to Chinese influence. The bill also establishes new sanctions on certain transactions related to connected software applications. For example, the President must impose a sanction on any foreign person that knowingly operates, directs, or deals in a connected software application that is subject to the jurisdiction of China and is reasonably believed to have been or may be used to facilitate or contribute to China's military, intelligence, censorship, surveillance, cyber, or information campaigns. The President must determine whether reasonable grounds exist for concluding that specified entities (e.g., TikTok) meet the criteria under the bill for purposes of applying a directive by Treasury or for imposing sanctions.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Specifies that sensitive personal data is not exempt from regulation under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), giving the President more authority to control data transfers.
Requires the Department of the Treasury to prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with foreign entities who may transfer sensitive data to China.
Establishes new sanctions on foreign persons and companies that operate software applications subject to Chinese influence that could aid China's military or surveillance efforts.
Directs the President to determine if entities like TikTok meet the criteria for data transfer restrictions or sanctions under the bill.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

If passed, this bill would primarily impact U.S. citizens by protecting their sensitive personal data from being accessed by the Chinese government or entities under Chinese influence. It could also affect U.S. companies and individuals who do business with China-linked foreign entities, as well as Chinese-owned software applications and their users in the United States.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Foreign Trade and International Finance

Related Subjects

Asia

China

Computer security and identity theft

Congressional oversight

Congressional-executive branch relations

Europe

India

Internet, web applications, social media

Israel

Middle East

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Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1153, 119th Congress (2025). "Rural Physician Workforce Production Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-1153