Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)
Countering Gray-zone Aggression by the People’s Republic of China Act
A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, titled the "Countering Gray-zone Aggression by the People's Republic of China Act," directs the Secretary of State and various federal agencies to monitor and address gray-zone operations by the People's Republic of China (PRC). It focuses on countering tactics such as economic coercion, cyberattacks, and airspace incursions, particularly in the Indo-Pacific and Taiwan Strait. The Act requires the development of a comprehensive strategy to monitor, prevent, and deter these activities through global cooperation. Additionally, it mandates the creation of an interagency task force to implement and update this strategy. This task force will conduct annual reviews to track the progress of these efforts and report findings to Congress.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +7
Does this strengthen ties with allied countries?
The act emphasizes intelligence sharing and coordination with Indo-Pacific allies and partners.
- Scored +5
Does this better protect the country from computer attacks?
The bill targets cyberattacks used by the PRC as a gray-zone tactic.
- Scored +5
Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad?
The bill mandates a strategy to work more closely with partner governments and civil society.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Monitoring and Exposure of Threats: The strategy requires the government to monitor and make public gray-zone tactics used by the PRC (Section 4(a)(1)). This aims to expose methods used to harm allies and partners, which can help limit the damage caused by these actions.
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Strengthened Partnerships and Intelligence Sharing: The bill promotes working with partner governments, civil society, and private stakeholders to improve information sharing and coordination (Section s. 2(8)). This is intended to help allies who currently find themselves at the forefront of aggression and cannot effectively counter it without more intelligence sharing (Section 2(6)).
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Enhanced Security for the Indo-Pacific: By identifying vulnerable areas and assessing the capabilities of allies to respond, the government aims to better protect regional partners (Section 4(b)(2)). This includes addressing specific threats like vessel incursions and economic coercion (Section 2(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Does this strengthen ties with allied countries? — The act emphasizes intelligence sharing and coordination with Indo-Pacific allies and partners. Does this better protect the country from computer attacks? — The bill targets cyberattacks used by the PRC as a gray-zone tactic. Does this favour talking over confrontation abroad? — The bill mandates a strategy to work more closely with partner governments and civil society.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see? — The bill requires public reports and the exposure of PRC methods to increase transparency of gray-zone tactics. Does this give the federal government more power? — The bill mandates increased interagency coordination and task force creation under executive authority.
- 7/29/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
Marsha BlackburnRepublican · Tennessee