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First-term Rep. Riley Moore (R-W.Va.) is backing legislation that would prohibit all Chinese nationals from obtaining student visas.
The bill, dubbed the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act (Stop CCP VISAs Act) would cut off the threat of Chinese students spying on the American government or stealing advanced technology, Moore said in a news release Friday.
“Every year we allow nearly 300,000 Chinese nationals to come to the U.S. on student visas. We’ve literally invited the CCP to spy on our military, steal our intellectual property and threaten national security,” Moore said in a statement, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. “Congress needs to end China’s exploitation of our student visa program. It’s time we turn off the spigot and immediately ban all student visas going to Chinese nationals.”
Moore said in a post on social platform X that he introduced the legislation Friday with co-sponsors Republican Reps. Brandon Gill (Texas), Addison McDowell (N.C.), Troy Nehls (Texas), Andy Ogles (Tenn.) and Scott Perry (Pa.).
Moore’s bill does not yet appear in Congress’s digital repository of legislation, and a spokesperson for Moore didn’t immediately respond to The Hill’s request for a copy of the proposed legislation or additional information.
The bill, dubbed the Stop Chinese Communist Prying by Vindicating Intellectual Safeguards in Academia Act (Stop CCP VISAs Act) would cut off the threat of Chinese students spying on the American government or stealing advanced technology, Moore said in a news release Friday.
“Every year we allow nearly 300,000 Chinese nationals to come to the U.S. on student visas. We’ve literally invited the CCP to spy on our military, steal our intellectual property and threaten national security,” Moore said in a statement, referring to the Chinese Communist Party. “Congress needs to end China’s exploitation of our student visa program. It’s time we turn off the spigot and immediately ban all student visas going to Chinese nationals.”
Moore said in a post on social platform X that he introduced the legislation Friday with co-sponsors Republican Reps. Brandon Gill (Texas), Addison McDowell (N.C.), Troy Nehls (Texas), Andy Ogles (Tenn.) and Scott Perry (Pa.).
Moore’s bill does not yet appear in Congress’s digital repository of legislation, and a spokesperson for Moore didn’t immediately respond to The Hill’s request for a copy of the proposed legislation or additional information.
