HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 5209

119th Congress

HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Sep 8, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Frank J. Pallone Jr.

Representative

Democratic

NJ-6

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0

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Policy Area

International Affairs

Summary

This bill would restrict the export of genetic testing and analysis technologies to certain countries, like China, in order to prevent human rights abuses. It would also impose sanctions on individuals and companies involved in using these technologies for unethical purposes.

Latest Action

Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

SponsorFrank J. Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)

Introduced9/8/2025

StatusReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2025

This bill would restrict the export of genetic testing and analysis technologies to certain countries, like China, in order to prevent human rights abuses. It would also impose sanctions on individuals and companies involved in using these technologies for une

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This bill would restrict the export of genetic testing and analysis technologies to certain countries, like China, in order to prevent human rights abuses. It would also impose sanctions on individuals and companies involved in using these technologies for unethical purposes.

Bill Number: 5209
Sponsor: Frank J. Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)
Introduced: 9/8/2025
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy Area: International Affairs

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Fact Sheet

Title: HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2025
Bill Number: 5209
Sponsor: Frank J. Pallone Jr. (D-NJ)
Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced: 9/8/2025
Summary: This bill would restrict the export of genetic testing and analysis technologies to certain countries, like China, in order to prevent human rights abuses. It would also impose sanctions on individuals and companies involved in using these technologies for unethical purposes.

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would restrict the export of genetic testing and analysis technologies to certain countries, like China, in order to prevent human rights abuses. It would also impose sanctions on individuals and companies involved in using these technologies for unethical purposes.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Stopping Genetic Monitoring by China Act This bill imposes export controls on genetic testing and sequencing technologies and bars exports of such technologies to specific countries. The bill also imposes sanctions on foreign persons (individuals and entities) involved with certain activities, including human rights violations. Specifically, the End-User Review Committee must place on the Commerce Control List (CCL) technologies identified as genetic instruments by the Department of Defense, the Department of State, or the Department of Energy. The committee must also deny licenses required to export or transfer such technology to countries specified in this bill (e.g, Iran, North Korea, China, or Russia) unless the license applicant demonstrates that the technology will not be used for human rights abuses or by an entity engaged in human rights abuses. (Items covered by the CCL are subject to export controls and typically may not be exported without a license.) The bill also requires the President to impose property- and visa-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons, including (1) persons that are responsible for or complicit in gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, (2) persons that conduct genetic testing and analysis and are located in a country targeted by the export controls in this bill, (3) any university in China involved in genetic monitoring and human rights abuses, (4) any private company in China with an owner or senior management official who is a delegate to the National People's Conference, and (5) corporate officers of entities sanctioned under this bill.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Imposes export controls on genetic testing and sequencing technologies, requiring licenses to export them to certain countries like China and Russia.
Requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities involved in human rights violations using genetic technologies.
Targets Chinese universities, companies, and officials with connections to the government that are involved in genetic monitoring and human rights abuses.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily impact genetic testing and analysis companies, as well as researchers and academics in the field. It could disrupt scientific and medical collaborations between the U.S. and the targeted countries. Individuals and entities in China involved in government-backed genetic surveillance programs would also be significantly affected through the sanctions.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

International Affairs

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

5209, 119th Congress (2025). "HOPE for Haitian Prosperity Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-5209

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