U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10406: Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Definitions In this and (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives. (2) Basic Law The term Basic Law means the Basic Law of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China, adopted on April 4, 1990. (3) Covered foreign person The term covered foreign person means any official, agent, or employee of the Government of the People's Republic of China or the Government of Hong Kong determined to be responsible for, complicit in, or having directed-- (A) the arrest, detention, prosecution, imprisonment, or abuse of a Hong Kong political prisoner; or (B) the death, or actions contributing to the death including medical neglect, of a Hong Kong political prisoner while in custody. (4) Hong Kong The term Hong Kong means the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. (5) Hong Kong political prisoner (A) In general The term Hong Kong political prisoner means any individual detained or imprisoned by authorities in Hong Kong or …
Sponsors
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Suozzi (D, HD-003)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: International Affairs
Common questions
- What is HB10406?
- HB10406 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Jimmy Lai Hong Kong Political Prisoner Accountability Act of 2026.
- What does HB10406 do?
- In its own words: To impose sanctions and other policy consequences in response to the death of political prisoners in Hong Kong, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB10406?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 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. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10406?
- Christopher Smith (R, HD-NJ-4), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10406?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10406
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