119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 13, 2025
FIGHT China Act of 2025
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Latest action (Mar 13, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1746-1747)
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Mar 13, 2025)
Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart China Act of 2025 or FIGHT China Act of 2025
This bill authorizes sanctions on certain foreign persons (individuals and entities) that are involved with China's defense or surveillance technology sectors. The bill also requires U.S. persons to notify the Department of the Treasury about their investments with certain foreign persons in various technologies, and (2) authorizes Treasury to prohibit U.S. persons from making investments with such foreign persons in some of these technologies.
Specifically, the President is authorized to impose property-blocking sanctions on certain foreign persons (including members of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, Chinese businesses, Chinese governmental entities, and businesses with equity securities primarily traded on Chinese stock exchanges) that Treasury determines to be knowingly engaged in significant operations in China's defense, defense-related material, or surveillance technology sectors.
Additionally, the bill authorizes Treasury to bar U.S. persons from knowingly engaging in certain transactions (such as acquiring an equity interest, providing a loan, or entering into a joint venture) with most of these categories of foreign persons if they involve a prohibited technology. Prohibited technologies include those that
• develop a quantum computer;
• develop, design, or produce materials, components, or systems for hypersonic systems; or
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1746-1747)
Introduced in Senate
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CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 21, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,330,000
Spent on own lobbying
…enate on issues related to foreign direct investment Met with House and Senate on issues related to U.S. Export-Import Bank reauthorization, trade, and tariffs S. 1053/ H.R. 2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions
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CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,270,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Regulation Management (FIRM) Act - all provisions S.919/S.1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - all provisions S.1053/H.R.2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions S.1582, GENIUS Act - all provisions S.2381/H.R.1944, the 10 P…
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CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,270,000
Spent on own lobbying
Met with White House and Treasury on trade and tariffs S. 1053/ H.R. 2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 14, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…constitutionality concerns - H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Cost Act - Issues related to investor fraud and foreign state-sponsored scams targeting US citizens - S.1053/H.R. 2246, the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart China Act - Issues related to inbound and outbound investments to/from China - S.1877, H.R.2441, Im…
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PFIZER INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: PFIZER INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Aug 3, 2026 · issue area: Health Issues
$1,790,000
Spent on own lobbying
….R. 4581 - 340B PATIENTS Act of 2025 H.R. 5509 - Safe Step Act S. 2903 - Safe Step Act S. 2296 - National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2026 S. 1053 - FIGHT China Act Cancer Research Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Policies
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CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,330,000
Spent on own lobbying
…enate on issues related to foreign direct investment Met with House and Senate on issues related to U.S. Export-Import Bank reauthorization, trade, and tariffs S. 1053/ H.R. 2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…constitutionality concerns - H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Cost Act - Issues related to investor fraud and foreign state-sponsored scams targeting US citizens - S.1053/H.R. 2246, the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart China Act - Issues related to inbound and outbound investments to/from China - S.1877, H.R.2441, Im…
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$1,930,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2025; H.R. 3959, the Protecting Private Job Creators Act; H.R. 8338, the SAFER Act; H.R. 8398, GUARD Financial Data Act; H.R. 8413, SECURE Data Act; H.R. 2246/S. 1053, FIGHT China Act: S. 4784/H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (issues related to stock buybacks); H.R.__, the Modernizing Market…
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,930,000
Spent on own lobbying
…. 2089 / S. 1756 - Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act; H.R. 2441, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025; H.R. 2246/S. 1053, FIGHT China Act: H.R. 8398 Secure Data Act; H.R. 8413 GUARD Financial Data Act; S. 4784/H.R. 8800, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027 (is…
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FDD ACTION · lobbying firm or registrant: FDD ACTION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Apr 24, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$300,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ATCH Act, all provisions. H.R. 7094, No Aid for Russian Energy Act, all provisions. H.R. 7095, Ending Importation of Laundered Russian Oil Act, all provisions. S. 1053, FIGHT China Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 1053, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025, all provisions. S. 1241, Sanctioning…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,460,000
Spent on own lobbying
…and Treasury on trade and tariffs Met with House and Senate on issues related to USMCA Met with House and Senate on issues related to foreign direct investment S. 1053/ H.R. 2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions
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AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$90,000
Spent on own lobbying
…constitutionality concerns - H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Cost Act - Issues related to investor fraud and foreign state-sponsored scams targeting US citizens - S.1053/H.R. 2246, the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart China Act - Issues related to inbound and outbound investments to/from China - S.1877, H.R.2441, Im…
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Banking
$1,910,000
Spent on own lobbying
…of 2025 & Senate amendments to H.R. 3633 CLARITY Act of 2025; H.R. 3959, the Protecting Private Job Creators Act; S. 1481, Local Infrastructure Act; H.R. 2246/S. 1053, FIGHT China Act: SEC No-Action Relief for SEC Rule 15c2-11; SEC approval of SROs rules limiting exchange liability; SEC exemptive relief surrounding Digital A…
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,910,000
Spent on own lobbying
…. 2089 / S. 1756 - Generating Retirement Ownership Through Long-Term Holding (GROWTH) Act; H.R. 2441, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025; H.R. 2246/S. 1053, FIGHT China Act: S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025; S. 1481, Local Infrastructure Act; S. 1877, the Improving…
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SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Defense
$424,000
Spent on own lobbying
…y chain resiliency. Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 (PL 117-167). Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act (H.R. 2246/S. 1053); policy matters related to the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), computer commodities that con…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: MANAGED FUNDS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,270,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R. 1968, Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 H.R. 2246/S. 1053, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 H.R. 3383, Incentivizing New Ventures and Economic Strength Through Capital Formation A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.) · lobbying firm or registrant: FRANKLIN TEMPLETON, INC. AND AFFILIATES (FORMERLY FRANKLIN RESOURCES, INC.)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$320,000
Spent on own lobbying
…es for Professional Experts Act Restrictions on outbound investments to China included in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) S. 2296 and H.R. 2246 & S.1053, the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act Business Development Company issues including H.R. 2225 - the Access to Small Business Inve…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$280,000
Spent on own lobbying
S. 1053, FIGHT China Act of 2025; provisions related to Treasury Outbound Investment. H.R. 2392, STABLE Act of 2025; provisions related to digital assets and stablecoi…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SYNOPSYS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: SYNOPSYS, INC.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$290,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues related to international trade rules; U.S.-China relations; tariffs, including Sec. 232 and IEEPA; outbound investment, including H.R. 2246/S.1053 Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 (all provisions) and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (PL 119-601…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN SECURITIES ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 18, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$80,000
Spent on own lobbying
…constitutionality concerns - H.R. 3395, Middle Market IPO Cost Act - Issues related to investor fraud and foreign state-sponsored scams targeting US citizens - S.1053/H.R. 2246, the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart China Act - Issues related to inbound and outbound investments to/from China - S.1877, H.R.2441, Im…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL · lobbying firm or registrant: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COUNCIL
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 16, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$720,000
Spent on own lobbying
…s taxes; Issues related to export controls, economic security, remote access security, chip security, sanctions, outbound investment reviews, and AI Diffusion; S.1053/H.R.2246 - the FIGHT China Act of 2025; S.3519/H.R.2683 - Remote Access Security Act; S.1705/H.R.3447 - Chip Security Act; H.R.4505 - Export Controls Enforceme…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SYNOPSYS, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…p Security Act: S. 1705/H.R. 3447. Issues related to outbound investment, including the Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025: S. 1053/H.R. 2246. Issues related to trade policy in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026: S.2296, and the Streamlining Procurement for Effectiv…
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SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: SECURITIES INDUSTRY AND FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$3,160,000
Spent on own lobbying
…ies and Educational Institutions Act of 2025; H.R. 1255, Investing in Our Communities Act; H.R. 2441, Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2025; H.R. 2246/S. 1053, FIGHT China Act: S. 424, Retirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025; S. 1481, Local Infrastructure Act; S. 1877, the Improving…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities
$1,420,000
Spent on own lobbying
…Regulation Management (FIRM) Act - all provisions S.919/S.1582, Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act - all provisions S.1053/H.R.2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions S.1582, GENIUS Act - all provisions S.2381/H.R.1944, the 10 P…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: CITIGROUP WASHINGTON, INC.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 21, 2025 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,420,000
Spent on own lobbying
Met with White House and Treasury on trade and tariffs S. 1053/ H.R. 2246, Foreign Investment Guardrails to Help Thwart (FIGHT) China Act of 2025 - all provisions
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing